Deviantart.com unblocked by Etisalat
Published on Dec 30, 2006
According to his petition, "deviantART aims to provide a place for any artist, photographer, or writer to exhibit and discuss his or her works. It also provides a community of like-minded individuals and is visited by 1.5 million individuals per day who view 35 million pages (per day)..... On December 2006 "Etisalat" has Officaly blocked DeviantART. A huge portion of UAE users have made DeviantArt their home, from Traditional Artists to Photographers to Writers."
Reporting good news on Friday, 29 December, Muna comments, "Thank you all for your support, the hard work paid off and our voices have been heard. Deviantart.com has been unblocked by Etisalat! I want to appreciate every single person that took the time to sign the petition and helped us achieve the goal, of having DA accessible to all artists in the "UAE". Thank you all once again from the bottom of my heart for your kindness and caring attitude."
Concerning Gopetition.com, Muna offered the following review, "Thank you so much for the wonderful site, the interface really helped me alot and it was very simple to use and really neatly designed."