If you were sitting on the fence about whether the current Maldivan autocracy was serious about democratic reform and respecting freedom of speech and assembly, you might start looking for a way down.
Paul sends word that, following some changes made by Dhiraagu -- the majority government-owned landline telecom provider in the Maldives -- Truck and Barter can no longer be accessed from the Maldives, and that all Google requests from the Maldivan gateway are forwarded to google.mv, the Maldivan version.
I hope this is just a temporary situation, but fear that this is just part of a larger attempt to silence independent voices promoting reform in the Maldives. [Updated] I will not be taking this up directly with Dhiraagu, for security reasons.
Of course, until the situation is resolved, Paul will be posting far less frequently.
