Egypt Shows How Easily Internet Can Be Silenced

Reuters, NBC News | Jan. 28, 2011 (News Report)

The move by Egyptian authorities to seal off the country almost entirely from the Internet shows how easily a state can isolate its people when telecoms providers are few and compliant. In an attempt to stop the frenzied online spread of dissent against President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule, not only Facebook and Twitter but the entire Internet was shut down overnight, leaving some 20 million users stranded. Full Story »

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Gordon Oliver
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 by Gordon Oliver - Jan. 30, 2011

This article is interesting, in that it highlights the fact that internet was shut down very easily in Egypt, but the article sorely lacks in real information about the differences between Egypt and other locations. A more enterprising reporter might have provided background on connections in better connected countries, and even some measure of how easy it would be to do the same thing in various regions of the world. In other words, provide context and depth to the story.

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