Two explanations leaked from government sources claimed that blog platforms were being walled off "due to security reasons" and "spreading anti-national sentiments." Other speculation thought that access to blogs may have been cut because terrorists could use them to organize further attacks.

Despite the ban, bloggers are still finding ways to get around it. Some Internet providers have not complied with government wishes and other sites have sprung up that act as a "gateway" to reading blocked blogs.

Source: International Herald Tribune