Xbox 360 bypasses Iranian firewall

June 24, 7:22 AMOrlando Xbox ExaminerMike Murakami

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In the aftermath of the Iranian election, the Iran government has attempted to filter the content of electronic communication.  Some web sites being blocked completely and Internet overall being slowed.

Initial exposure of the recent events have been taking place on  services such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.  However some could find alternative means of communicating to those outside the country.

Craig Labovitz of Arbor Networks Inc has written a detailed report on what specific traffic is being blocked and/or filtered, noting that "Interestingly, game protocols like xbox and World of Warcraft show little evidence of government manipulation".

With the Xbox 360 offering video chat among the features of being an Xbox Gold subscriber, this could easily be an upcoming popular way for loved ones and news outlets to deliver messages to and from the country.