sodascouts
02-01-2011, 03:17 AM
Many of us have probably been following the story of the Egyptian government's shutdown of the internet starting January 25. Apparently, the government intends to keep it off until the mass protests have ended (see the most current update here. (http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/02/01/egypt.protests/))
This is really stunning, especially the scale. Countries such as China and Saudi Arabia often monitor and censor the internet - here's a message I once got while using my parent's computer in Dubai:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/sodascouts/Dubai2005/DubaiBlocked.jpg
But to shut it ALL down? Including cell phone service? It's unprecedented! I've been to Egypt and the sweep of its historical grandeur is magnificent (that's me in the corner (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/sodascouts/egypt2005/sakkara/StepMe.jpg)), but this kind of thing will certainly deter many people from wanting to visit, and probably will turn off a lot of companies from doing business with Egypt as well. What an insane move!
This is really stunning, especially the scale. Countries such as China and Saudi Arabia often monitor and censor the internet - here's a message I once got while using my parent's computer in Dubai:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/sodascouts/Dubai2005/DubaiBlocked.jpg
But to shut it ALL down? Including cell phone service? It's unprecedented! I've been to Egypt and the sweep of its historical grandeur is magnificent (that's me in the corner (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/sodascouts/egypt2005/sakkara/StepMe.jpg)), but this kind of thing will certainly deter many people from wanting to visit, and probably will turn off a lot of companies from doing business with Egypt as well. What an insane move!