[liberationtech] Rumours of Zimbabwean telcos blocking signals & sending pro-govt messages?

[Bernard Tyers - ei8fdb]

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Zimbabwean telcos are battling rumours that they have been both blocking signals to obscure election transparency and sending pro-ZANU PF messages. Interested to hear anything to this effect from others in Zimbabwe.

https://plus.google.com/100542281475595424607/posts/49Ftsd7iSvh
http://www.techzim.co.zw/2013/07/no-whatsapps-failure-to-connect-has-nothing-to-do-with-elections/ 

“We had an issue after upgrading a node last night but as of 10:30 [this morning] it was resolved,”  said Leon de Fleuriot, Econet General Manager: Products and Services. de Fleuriot also said that they are contacting all subscribers via a bulk message to let them know there was an issue and it’s been fixed."

- -- Upgrading a node is unspecific enough to be suspect.


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Bernard / bluboxthief / ei8fdb

IO91XM / www.ei8fdb.org

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