Saudi blogger Ahmed Al Omran, of Saudi Jeans, is concerned his blog might be blocked in the United Arab Emirates. Is it really blocked?
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It is blocked by du, one of the UAE’s two ISPs. The other ISP, Etisalat, has not blocked it.
du’s filtering software is notoriously unpredictable and often blocks random sites for a few hours or days. This might (should) be cleared up in a few days.