Syria's internet shutdown for second time

Syria is faced with its second internet shutdown in the past six months. 

 

According to the BBC, it is likely that the Syrian regime is responsible for the shutdown, however the regime states it is due to a terrorist ploy. 

 

The internet has been used as a "vital resource for activists" in Syria. A digital rights campaign group The Electronic Frontier Foundation, is raising concern that the blackout is a "deliberate attempt to silence online communications."

 

Mobile phones and landlines are still functioning normally.

 

Little evidence remains as to what the true cause is.

 

STORY WRITTEN BY: HANNAH BESSEAU