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[1303] Of is it censorship or abnormal traffic?

The wind over the Malaysian blogosphere has it that Malaysia Today is being censored in one way or the other.

I however am unsure what is going on because I failed to access MT directly and by proxy at one time or the other. I must also admit that when I could access MT, it would be easier to access it through a proxy server.

Screenshot by Mohd Hafiz Noor Shams. Public domain.

In the end, it might be just a case of abnormal traffic and limited bandwidth. So, I think it is wise to sit out and observe how this episode will develop in the next few hours instead of jumping on gun shouting fire.

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p/s — on the next morning, Saturday, at around 0700 hours, just before I am getting ready for a day hike, I am able to access MT just fine.

Screenshot by Mohd Hafiz Noor Shams. Public domain.

Maybe we all should stop taking that dose of sensationalism (sensationalism is okay, as long as it is true) for a little bit (by “that”, meaning, this). It could be that it was just TMNet offering bad service. It was Friday’s evening after all when traffic is likely to spike compared to weekday.

Masquerading speculation as truth is just not right.