Since November 18th, no one has access to Facebook in Syria. Trying to get to its homepage will result in a blank page. Lebanon’s daily As-Safir mentioned that the reason would be to prevent Israelis infiltration in Syria-based groups. An Associated Press piece of news in NY Times elaborates in more depth on the Syrian political background of this Facebook ban.

Since November 18th, no one has access to Facebook in Syria. Trying to get to its homepage will result in a blank page. Lebanon’s daily As-Safir mentioned that the reason would be to prevent Israelis infiltration in Syria-based groups. An Associated Press piece of news in NY Times elaborates in more depth on the Syrian [...]