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Internet access cut off in Egypt

 

By Maria Asselin-Roy, Staff Reporter

he government of Egypt has just recently
blocked off popular sites to its citizens
including Facebook, YouTube, Yahoo,
Google, and several more. Not only is the
internet cut off, but so is text messaging and
other communications. According to government
officials in Egypt, one of the major roles that
social media plays is promoting violence and
spreading unnecessary images and websites
around the country. However, this action has
affected many people, and especially young
adults, as protests began to rise and people are
saying that the internet is a civil right.
According to Rebecca Wetterman, industry
analyst, “Twitter, Facebook, and the rest of
the internet have made civil disobedience

communication, and there are always other ways.”
Many other people on the other hand, feel much
differently. “The internet has been one of the
greatest innovations of our lifetime, because of the
access to information it gives people around the
world” claims David Drummond, Google’s chief
legal officer.

There are limited homes in Egypt that
have internet access. Although cyber cafes
and cell phones are widely seen. Many people
are commenting on this no-internet crisis
by explaining that without these outside
communications, it’s keeping Egypt from
becoming a fully developed country. When
internet first came around in Egypt, Egyptian
citizens protested against it. Now that the people
have grown accustomed to the internet’s many
possibilities however, they are protesting to get it

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