Syria's Total Internet Blackout In One Chart

Here's what Syria's Internet shutdown looks like to Akamai, one of the world's biggest content delivery networks.

This is the first time during the long-running uprising against President Bashar Assad that Syria's government has instituted a total shutdown.

Akamai traffic data supports @renesys observation (http://t.co/uxC2ZhTo) that Syria is effectively off the Internet http://t.co/haNHwb5y

Akamai traffic data supports @renesys observation (http://t.co/uxC2ZhTo) that Syria is effectively off the Internet http://t.co/haNHwb5y-- StateOfTheInternet

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