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It's possible to use Twitter via SMS: https://support.twitter.com/articles/14014 https://support.twitter.com/articles/14014

• mikeash 10y ago
  It would be pretty weird if SMS were available but not data.
  • FireBeyond 10y ago
    No it wouldn't. SMS is actually a control message on the voice stream (my words might not be precise). You can send SMS with no data connectivity.
    • mikeash 10y ago
      I meant in this particular case it would be weird, because it would mean that the perpetrators are somehow blocking mobile data but neglected to block SMS.
      • FireBeyond 10y ago
        Right, and there are ways you can consider the validity of either method, but to block SMS would mean blocking voice. Perhaps a temporary data hiccup might be a more realistic solution (or simulation, if malicious) versus "Call cannot be connected".
        • mikeash 10y ago
          I think a state actor could filter at will, since they could MITM the connection and pass stuff through selectively. Not that I can see why they would bother. Although I can't see why they would take this action at all, which is why I don't believe the story in the first place.
          • FireBeyond 10y ago
            Pretty much, agreed.