Thursday, January 27, 2011

Complete Internet Blackout in Egypt

After blocking Twitter on Tuesday and, intermittently, Facebook and Google on Wednesday, the Egyptian government has upped the ante, throwing a complete Internet access block across the whole of the country. Additionally blocked are Blackberry service and SMS.

Reports are pouring in, many to Twitterers via landline, that the country has been "cut off" and is now a "black hole."

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2 comments:

  1. YasminJanuary 27, 2011 at 7:04 PM

    thanks so much tgia for covering this!! it is so horrifying!!  my hatred of israel just grew exponentially in the past 24 hours ...

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  2. thankgodimatheistJanuary 28, 2011 at 1:46 PM

    You're welcome Yasmin. Personally, my hatred of Israel can't increase. It's at an apex.

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