Iraq Tells ISPs to Block Social Networking Services

The Iraqi government is blocking news and social-media websites in some areas and shut down the Internet entirely in others in a bid to keep extremist Sunnis from building public support through online channels. The Ministry of Communications told Internet service providers on June 15 to block Facebook and Twitter, as well as WhatsApp, Instagram and Google Inc.'s YouTube, said two of the country's largest ISPs.

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