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Internet freedom: world's strictest regimes

...The recent internet outages in Egypt remind us that, in many parts of the world, access to the... Read more

1 February, 2011 by Staff

Egypt's internet returns after blackout

...Egyptian websites, including the US Embassy in Cairo, the Central Bank of Egypt and the Egyptian Sock Exchange are now available following the outage. Internet... Read more

2 February, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

Intel buys SySDSoft for LTE 4G tech

...Intel has acquired SySDSoft, an Egypt-based software company that builds IP systems and RF/analogue circuits for... Read more

15 March, 2011 by John Hazard

Gates calls Egypt's internet shutdown 'not that hard

...reaction to president Hosni Mubarak pulling the plug on the internet in Egypt. In the interview, Gates told Couric that "it's not that hard... Read more

2 February, 2011 by Staff

Google, Twitter release Speak to Tweet service for Egypt

...Tom Krazit/CNET News Designed specifically for those on the ground in Egypt unable to communicate via the internet with the outside world, Speak to... Read more

1 February, 2011 by Tom Krazit

News finds way around Egyptian blockage

...channel Al Jazeera has been broadcasting live footage of mass protests in Egypt, a nearly countrywide clampdown on the internet means there have been little... Read more

29 January, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Egypt internet outages hit Facebook and Twitter

...of anti-government protests, internet outages and disruptions occurred on Thursday in Egypt. Anti-government protests in Egypt have affected the internet. Credit: Arbor Networks... Read more

28 January, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Twitter gets $300m Saudi investment

...Middle Eastern countries that Saudi Arabia has political ties with, such as Egypt and Jordan, were hit by protests that used Twitter. Saudi Arabia experienced... Read more

19 December, 2011 by Jack Clark

US cable reveals Google's motives for China censorship

...demands, in a way that is not necessary in most other countries. Egypt comparison The cable, dated 26 September, 2006, came from the US embassy... Read more

6 September, 2011 by David Meyer

US funds censorship-busting shadow networks

...in light of the role the internet played in popular movements in Egypt and elsewhere, is to bypass authorities who can restrict information exchange or... Read more

13 June, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

Berners-Lee: Work is needed to harmonise HTML 5

...and availability in order to stay open. He cited the unrest in Egypt, which led to internet access being restricted for citizens, as an example... Read more

18 April, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Europe to combat 'repressive' internet blackouts

...following orders from the government to ISPs and telcos to restrict communications. Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak was toppled from power on 11 February... Read more

9 March, 2011 by Tom Espiner

US internet 'kill switch' bill gets revision

...Thursday, with a tweak its backers say eliminates the possibility of an Egypt-style disconnection happening in the US. As ZDNet UK's sister site... Read more

21 February, 2011 by Declan McCullagh

RIM denies security kowtowing to governments

...may soon face storms over security and users accessing pornographic websites in Egypt and Kuwait, according to other reports. Cox noted that as iPhones can... Read more

4 August, 2010 by Jack Clark

Egypt to reimburse telcos for lost revenue

The interim government in Egypt has said it will repay ISPs whose service was shut down during... Read more

31 May, 2011

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