Iran loses internet access, but gains in eRep traffic.
Day 746, 21:52
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by George Barker
Iran cuts internet access.
Iran's percentage of eRep traffic increases, from 16.2% 10 days ago.
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With about 1.5% of eRep's active accounts, they manage to hog up almost 17% of its internet traffic -- an impressive accomplishment under the best of circumstances, but downright astonishing when you consider the government has shut down internet access in the country's largest, most wired city. Let's hope our friends in Iran quickly see their internet access restored to normal, both because censorship sucks (ahem), and because I'd like to see how high they can drive their numbers when they aren't having their access to the internet restricted. 20%? 30%? More? Why not. This is the New World, and all things are possible.
As an aside, I would hope people exercize some restraint in making any comments. Our friends the admins here have been a little bit, umm, shall we say, aggressive, in monitoring and punishing comments they aren't too happy with. Let's go out of our way to make their job easier, so they can spend time on the important things -- like explaining why so much of their traffic comes from Iran, even when much of Iran has been blocked from the internet.
Iran's percentage of eRep traffic increases, from 16.2% 10 days ago.
With about 1.5% of eRep's active accounts, they manage to hog up almost 17% of its internet traffic -- an impressive accomplishment under the best of circumstances, but downright astonishing when you consider the government has shut down internet access in the country's largest, most wired city. Let's hope our friends in Iran quickly see their internet access restored to normal, both because censorship sucks (ahem), and because I'd like to see how high they can drive their numbers when they aren't having their access to the internet restricted. 20%? 30%? More? Why not. This is the New World, and all things are possible.
As an aside, I would hope people exercize some restraint in making any comments. Our friends the admins here have been a little bit, umm, shall we say, aggressive, in monitoring and punishing comments they aren't too happy with. Let's go out of our way to make their job easier, so they can spend time on the important things -- like explaining why so much of their traffic comes from Iran, even when much of Iran has been blocked from the internet.
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How bizzare
Tis interesting.
Golly. Its great to hear that our Iranian friends have managed to circumvent an oppressive RL government and through all hell and brimstone managed to log on to eRepublik in the face of a government crackdown on interweb service.
Go Iran!
It is encouraging that in the face of such oppression the Iranians, a truly ingenious people, have managed to circumvent such Machiavellian restrictions just so they can log onto such a critical part of any free-thinker's life in eRepublik.
Golly ..... G ..... That's strange .... I wonder.
hmmm....crackdowns
Forgot to mention...I had a Thank You note removed from the eIran media for no reason. Yes, a thank you note. It was a polite thank you for letting ST6 revisit. Have to go back and write another one soon 😉
Very interesting.
I claim Ajay Bruno multi's
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interesting
admin sanctioned multis!
lol maybe they all have smart phones
"It was not immediately clear whether the limited access was nationwide or limited to Tehran."
You fail at conspiracy theories.
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>>You fail at conspiracy theories.
Tehran, son, has about 20% of Iran's total population, and the vast majority of its internet users. And even if every single household in Iran was wired for the internet, and there was no blocking going on, the notion that 16% of eRep's internet traffic is legitimately coming from Iran is absurd. You, son, fail period.
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hmmm, i don't get the last part of your article.... what do you mean let's give admins some time to see why on earth their most traffic comes from Iran!? you mean we're making multiple accounts!? no way mate, eIran has only 7800 people on board, and admin is so smart on detecting multies... first part of your article was awesome to me... thanks anyways.
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Amazing people we Iranians are, I know😁
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"and admin is so smart on detecting multies..."
I believe someone is being sarcastic here... or they have no idea what they are talking about.
"and admin is so smart on detecting multies..."
I believe someone is being sarcastic here... or they have no idea what they are talking about.