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Summum ius summa iniuria--More law, less justice
--Cicero.

28 January 2011

Don't throw out your old 56k modem yet!

Egyptians armed with low-tech electronic gadgets like dial-up modems, landlines and old-school satellite phones are finding ways to get their message out, despite efforts by the teetering government to block communication.
Those who had been using social media sites like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to distribute images and video to the outside world have had to come up more creative ways to communicate after the Egyptian government blocked Internet and cell service, a move that many are calling unprecedented.




2 comments:

  1. This would be a bit tougher on those of us who have relinquished our hardline phones. I have only cell and Internet.

    I wonder if .gov will block Fox News and AM radio when they try this gambit themselves?

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