Reports have come in from many sources that Internet connectivity is several parts of Egypt has gone down. With one of the biggest planned protests about to take place soon in Cairo, many reporters and citizens have reported blackouts both on fixed line and wireless/mobile services.
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Huge loss for those who don't know where else to spend their surplus $8 a month
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Websites are harvesting our data even before we
Regulations are beginning to require users to verify their identification online.
The blackouts are extensive - internet and cell. For me, that would be just as panic inducing as the reports of them seizing foreign correspondents.
AP Showed a protester being shot dead, hence the sudden blackout, so imagine what is really going on where video and photos don't go. It's very bad in Cairo at least.
The police of Eygpt act like Israel in plasteine
A good quote from the Boston Globe "In a stark reminder of the power authoritarian governments still wield over the flow of information."
Don't think for a second this couldn't happen here if the "Need arises to protect the people" or some other BS like that.
Brave people over there on the streets