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Men arrested for trying to sever undersea Internet cable
Men arrested for trying to sever undersea Internet cable
Main line was in Alexandria, Egypt 28 Mar 2013 - 5 comments
Egyptian YouTube ban appealed by regulator
Egyptian YouTube ban appealed by regulator
Egypt's National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority has appealed an order to block the YouTube video sharing website for an allegedly blasphemous video. 15 Feb 2013
Egypt blocks YouTube over 'anti-Islam movie'
Egypt blocks YouTube over 'anti-Islam movie'
YouTube has been blocked in Egypt on the order of the country's administrative court due to an 'anti-Islam' movie that sparked outrage last year. 10 Feb 2013 - 6 comments
Egyptian father names daughter 'Facebook'
Egyptian father names daughter 'Facebook'
Gamal Ibrahim, an Egyptian citizen, has named his newborn daughter "Facebook," following the social media's part in bringing about the recent revolution. ...... 22 Feb 2011 - 22 comments
Libya begins cutting off access to Internet, starts with Facebook
Libya begins cutting off access to Internet, starts with Facebook
Following anti-regime protests taking place in the nation, Libyan officials have begun cutting off access to Facebook, and the whole Internet ...... 19 Feb 2011 - 10 comments
Egyptian Internet shutdown could cost nation $90 million, says OECD
Egyptian Internet shutdown could cost nation $90 million, says OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has said this weekend that Egypt's decision to shutdown the Internet could cost ...... 07 Feb 2011 - 2 comments
Google executive confirmed still missing in Egypt
Google executive confirmed still missing in Egypt
Google has confirmed that their Middle East and North Africa marketing head has tragically gone missing in Egypt. The search giant has said ...... 06 Feb 2011 - 9 comments
Kenneth Cole apologizes for outrageous tweet
Kenneth Cole apologizes for outrageous tweet
American fashion designer Kenneth Cole has apologized for his outrageous tweet earlier in the week, one that used the protests in Egypt to pump ...... 05 Feb 2011 - 7 comments
Egypt now in full Internet blackout
Egypt now in full Internet blackout
Internet monitoring company Renesys has confirmed this afternoon that Egypt is now in a complete Internet blackout, after small ISP Noor Group ...... 01 Feb 2011 - 12 comments
China blocks 'Egypt' from Sina, Sohu and Tencent
China blocks 'Egypt' from Sina, Sohu and Tencent
China has blocked all searches for the Chinese word for "Egypt" on microblogging sites Sina, Tencent and Sohu, limiting the public's knowledge ...... 30 Jan 2011 - 7 comments
     

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