What 24 would look like if filmed in 1994

Courtesy of the College Humor, 24: The Unaired 1994 Pilot

Facebook blocked by ISPs in Mauritius

The Great Firewall of Mauritius in the making?

THIS afternoon’s Le Mauricien will have an article about the apparent censorship of Facebook in Mauritius on government orders.

This IM was waiting for me when I arrived in the office this morning.

“Extrait d’un texte à paraitre cet aprem…”

“Le gouvernement, à travers l’Information and Communication Technology Authority (ICTA), a demandé hier aux fournisseurs d’accès Internet de bloquer l’accès au public à ce site prisé par beaucoup d’internautes mauriciens, le jugeant rempli de propos diffamatoires. Dans le communiqué, on peut lire que le site « is currently hosting contents of defamatory nature », d’où la décision de faire bloquer l’accès à ce site.”

And in my Inbox:

Hi eddy,

Can u by any chance access facebook?

Clive.

Well, Clive, I regret to inform you that Facebook is being blocked by ISPs in Mauritius at our government’s request. Apparently, our leader is experiencing a bout of personal insecurity after becoming aware of a fake profile of him on the site, and his first reaction is to punish the entire country.

Eddy.