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Libya Is Once Again The Internet's Black Hole

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on March 4, 2011 at 2:30 pm PT

Muammar Gaddafi’s Libya has once again been taken off the Internet amid an ever-more violent popular uprising there against his government.

Will Secretary of State Clinton's "Internet Freedom Agenda" Finally Get Traction?

Kara Swisher in News on February 16, 2011 at 7:09 am PT

Yesterday, in a major policy speech in Washington, D.C., Secretary of State Hillary Clinton jumped on the Internet bandwagon again, unveiling a $25 million government investment for entrepreneurs to allow dissidents to thwart “thugs, hackers and censors.” Since that’s about the amount a third-string social photo-sharing site gets while walking down University Avenue in Palo Alto, Calif., from venture capitalists with bags of money to spend, let me just say the money is, well, underwhelming. Clinton’s speech, thankfully, was much better.

Clinton Calls for Global Standards for Internet Use

Jay Solomon, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 15, 2011 at 12:35 pm PT

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for common global standards to guide the use of the Internet, while increasing pressure on countries like Iran, Syria and China to allow the free flow of information in their societies.

Released Google Exec Speaks on His Role in Egyptian Protests (Video and Transcripts)

Liz Gannes in Social on February 7, 2011 at 3:30 pm PT

Wearing a T-shirt bearing his employer’s name, Google executive Wael Ghonim spoke with reporters after being released today from 12 days of detention for his role in protests against the Egyptian government.

QOTD: A Missing Google Exec Tweets His Release

“Freedom is a bless that deserves fighting for it.”

A Tweet by Wael Ghonim, Google’s head of marketing for the Middle East and North Africa who’s being called a hero of the uprising in Egypt upon his release by authorities there today. He disappeared more than a week ago.

Vodafone: Texting Still Down in Egypt, Except for Government Propaganda

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on February 3, 2011 at 7:30 am PT

The U.K.-based wireless carrier says the government hasn’t allowed text messaging to be turned back on, and that it has been forced to send pro-government messages to customers. Plus, more updates from Abdulla in Cairo.

Egypt Restores Internet; Army Calls for End to Protests

Margaret Coker, Charles Levinson and Jonathan Weisman, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 2, 2011 at 2:24 am PT

Egypt’s army called on protesters to return home Wednesday, and Internet connections were restored, as the government moved to return to some normalcy after a wrenching week of protests.

As Egypt's Last Internet Connection Goes Down, Alternatives Appear

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on January 31, 2011 at 3:50 pm PT

The last significant Internet connection in Egypt has now gone down. The world has responded with numerous clever workarounds to help the people there get their messages out.

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Internet Service Disrupted in Egypt Before Planned Protests

Liz Gannes in Social on January 27, 2011 at 6:17 pm PT

In Egypt, many forms of Internet access–as well as other forms of communication, such as text messaging–have reportedly been disrupted in advance of anti-government rallies on Friday. While it’s understandably hard to get details out of a country where citizens are being prevented from organizing and talking to each other online, some tweets and updates through mobile apps are getting out, and Facebook has confirmed a drop in traffic from Egypt. Other sites, such as Twitter, have been blocked in Egypt since earlier this week, when protests broke out calling for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak.

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