Russia has blocked Twitter, rumors say(habrahabr.ru)
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Russia has blocked Twitter, rumors say
http://habrahabr.ru/post/143615/
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After DDoSing UStream for about 9 hours this week I wouldn't be surprised if turns to be true.
Reading through that page, there's a lot of discussion that it may just be some sort of bug.
This is simply not true.
"As an official representative of "Beeline" I'd like to notify that the carrier was NOT blocking Twitter.
Since yesterday's evening when twitter page is opened the message "Page is blocked by a carrier" is shown. Similar symptoms are reported not only by Beeline but also by MTS and Megafon customers. Most cases are reported by Opera Mini and IE users. In IE there's 403 error.
Based on the reports we conclude that the issue is observed in specific locations only. When a user moves from one area to another the problem often disappears. It's not limited to Moscow specifically: reports are coming from all over the country.
From our side we contacted both Opera Software and Microsoft and also sent an inquiry to Twitter head office in California. We're waiting for these companies to respond and we'll keep you informed."
User Ekaterina Turtseva is an official representative of VympelKom (the company behind Beeline brand) and she's an admin of official company blog on Habrahabr.