Monday, January 31, 2011

Egypt Turns off the Internet

On Thursday January 27, the Egyptian government did something extraordinary--it "turned off the internet" within the country's own borders. There's no mystery about how this happened -- the Egyptian government owns the largest service provider in the country and had only to make a few phone calls to bring the remaining ISPs in line.


For more see:  Egypt Turns Off the Internet. Now What Happens?
Mubarak's regime is about to come face to face with the "Dictator's Dilemma."

No comments: