{"id":2460,"date":"2016-05-19T14:45:45","date_gmt":"2016-05-19T21:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/?p=2460"},"modified":"2020-08-25T10:01:19","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T17:01:19","slug":"morocco-starts-blocking-access-steam-popular-computer-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/morocco-starts-blocking-access-steam-popular-computer-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Morocco starts blocking access to Steam and other popular computer games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Early on the morning of the 19th of May, 2016, Morocco\u2019s biggest internet service provider (ISP), Maroc Telecom, started blocking access to many popular computer games. Moroccan users are reporting on game forums around the world that they are blocked from popular games such as Rocket League, League of Legends, CS: GO, Starcraft 2, Dragon\u2019s Nest, and more. Many of the blocked games featured in-game voice chat features such as push-to-talk, suggesting that this game ban could be\u00a0a continuation of Morocco\u2019s VoIP ban. Morocco leads African countries with over 60% internet penetration, and a <em>large<\/em> chunk of that population likes to game.<\/p>\n<p>Update: Maroc Telecom claims that this wasn\u2019t deliberate, but rather was a result of some VoIP-related\u00a0port blocking test. Gaming service is supposed to resume, stay tuned!<\/p>\n<h2>Gamers in Morocco No Longer Have\u00a0Access to Popular PC Games Unless They Use a VPN<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/morocco-map.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2462 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/morocco-map-300x212.png\" alt=\"morocco map\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/morocco-map-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/morocco-map-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/morocco-map-1024x725.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/morocco-map-424x300.png 424w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/morocco-map.png 1036w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Maroc Telecom used to be a state monopoly but is currently controlled by Vivendi, a French telecom company. Ironically, Vivendi is a leading VoIP provider in many other countries other than\u00a0Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>While some popular games with large amounts of servers are still somewhat reachable,\u00a0users are largely reporting lag spikes, increasing ping, and widespread disconnects. Gamers on Morocco\u2019s second largest ISP, Meditel, are thus far unaffected; however, seeing as how the banning of VoIP in Morocco happened much the same way, you can expect Meditel and Morocco\u2019s other ISPs to follow suit any day now. The bottom line is this: Don\u2019t expect to be able to get your LoL(s) without a VPN.<\/p>\n<p>This move by the Moroccan telecom industry comes half a year after a concerted effort to block Voice over IP (VoIP) services. <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The decision seems to have come down from the ANRT, the Moroccan Telecommunications Regulatory Agency.\u00a0<\/span>At the end of 2015, all Moroccan ISPs started blocking the world\u2019s most popular VoIP services such as Viber, Skype, and Whatsapp.<\/p>\n<p>The anti-VoIP trend has also swept through other countries in the Middle East. Is this a trend that more countries around the world will need to worry about? It is unfortunate that governments continue to show that they do not respect their citizens\u2019 rights to freedom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early on the morning of the 19th of May, 2016, Morocco\u2019s biggest internet service provider (ISP), Maroc Telecom, started blocking access to many popular computer games. 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