[Chapter-delegates] Egypt blocking Facebook & Twitter

[Carlos Vera]

We must work on a international movement to promote the discussion on those
inalienable rights and an international and neutral agreement on their
application.

In Ecuador some days ago (September 30, 2010) as a result of a national
emergency all medias were prohibited to publish their own information and
have to link to the official audio, video and content on the situation. This
was legal, but when this is legitimate?

Internet community has not only to act as an observer, we must work on
prevention of rights violations with clear policies, laws and rules always
in benefit of the inclusion, freedom and rights.

Carlos Vera
ISOC Ecuador

2011/1/27 Joly MacFie <joly at punkcast.com>

> From the Washington Post:
>
> Clinton urges Egypt to unblock Twitter, Facebook: According to the Associated
> Press<http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ixwVwhR9FgK42tADJCk4sjnmle0Q?docId=296890c6e84e47138ed448432c8fe16c>,
> Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged the Egyptian government to
> lift its ban on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter as the
> country deals with the aftermath of riots that shook Cairo this week.
> Clinton said that the United States supports Egyptians' rights to freedom of
> expression, association and assembly.
>
> The Egyptian government denies<http://www.itp.net/583714-egypt-government-denies-twitter-block> that
> it is blocking the social media sites. There are mixed reports on Twitter
> about the status of the micro-blogging site in Egypt. Some insist that the
> site is blocked, while others say the sites are up but moving slowly.<http://twitter.com/#%21/Zeinobia/status/30623473210499072>
>
>
> From nanog:
>
> Around 2236 UCT, we lost all Internet connectivity with our contacts in
>
> Egypt, and I'm hearing reports of (in declining order of confirmability):
>
>
> 1) Internet connectivity loss on major (broadband) ISPs
>
> 2) No SMS
>
> 4) Intermittent connectivity with smaller (dialup?) ISPs
>
> 5) No mobile service in major cities -- Cairo, Alexandria
>
>
> The working assumption here is that the Egyptian government has made the
>
> decision to shut down all external, and perhaps internal electronic
>
> communication as a reaction to the ongoing protests in that country.
>
>
> If anyone can provide more details as to what they're seeing, the extent,
>
> plus times and dates, it would be very useful. In moments like this there
>
> are often many unconfirmed rumors: I'm seeking concrete reliable
>
> confirmation which I can pass onto the press and those working to bring
> some
>
> communications back up (if you have a ham radio license, there is some very
>
> early work to provide emergency connectivity. Info at:
>
> http://pastebin.com/fHHBqZ7Q )
>
>
> Thank you,
>
>
> --
>
> dobrien at cpj.org
>
> Danny O'Brien, Committee to Protect Journalists
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 4:53 PM, Joly MacFie <joly at punkcast.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> http://www.allfacebook.com/egypt-blocks-access-to-facebook-2011-01
>>
>>
>>  <http://www.allfacebook.com/egypt-blocks-access-to-facebook-2011-01>Egypt’s
>> blockage was confirmed by Jillian York, a project coordinator at Harvard’s
>> Berkman Center for Internet and Society that oversees the Herdict
>> service, who sent an email to Reuters<http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70P63120110126>
>> .
>>
>> Egypt’s blockage of Facebook today follows a similar move against Twitter
>> yesterday, TechCrunch has reported<http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/26/after-blocking-twitter-egypt-reportedly-starts-restricting-access-to-facebook/>,
>> as the microblogging site has also helped protesters organize themselves.
>>
>> Will the Egyptian government’s efforts to block access to social media
>> ultimately strengthen protesters’ resolve and possibly strengthen support
>> for the demonstration outside of Egypt?
>>
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