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Belarus: Vkontakte Social Network Blocked by the Providers

Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Belarus, Breaking News, Digital Activism, Freedom of Speech, Politics, Protest, RuNet Echo

Update: Access to the Vkontake site is now restored. Vkontakte, Russian social network, is unavailable for Belarus Internet Users. The network hosts “Revolution Through the Social Network [1]” [ru] group used to organize non-violent protests, telegraf.by reported [2] [ru]. Individual Belarus-based users told GV that the page loads only header but the rest of Vkontakte is not accessible. Interfax.by claims [3] [ru], however, that in their office, the page opens freely.