[Chapter-delegates] Statement: The Internet Society on Egypt’s Internet shutdown

[Eduardo Diaz]

Very well put.

-ed

On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 3:38 PM, Anya Chambers <chambers at isoc.org> wrote:

>
> Dear all
>
> Please find below a statement from the Internet Society in response to the
> recent events in Egypt:
>
> "We are following the current events in Egypt with concern as it appears
> that all incoming and outgoing Internet traffic has been disrupted. The
> Internet Society believes that the Internet is a global medium that
> fundamentally supports opportunity, empowerment, knowledge, growth, and
> freedom and that these values should never be taken away from individuals.
>
> The Internet Society considers this recent action by the Egyptian
> government to block Internet traffic to be an inappropriate response to a
> political crisis. It is a very serious decision for a government to block
> all Internet access in its country, and a serious intrusion into its
> citizens’ basic rights to communicate.  If the blockage continues, it will
> have a very detrimental impact on Egypt's economy and society. Ultimately,
> the Egyptian people and nation are the ones that will suffer, while the rest
> of the world will be worse off with the loss of Egyptian voices on the net.
>
> However we are most concerned about the safety and security of the Egyptian
> people.  Alongside the rest of the world, we share the hope for a positive
> and lasting solution to the problems that have risen to the surface there.
>
> In the longer term, we are sure that the world will learn a lesson from
> this very unfortunate example, and come to understand that cutting off a
> nation's access to the Internet only serves to fuel dissent and does not
> address the underlying causes of dissatisfaction."
> It is also available on our wesbite here;
> http://isoc.org/wp/newsletter/?p=3091
>
> Regards
>
> Anya
>
>   Anya Chambers
> *Internet Society*
> *
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>
> *What will the Internet look like in 10 years? *
> Watch the trailer; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OInTXcZ4HZM<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OInTXcZ4HZM%0A>
>
> For more information: www.internetsociety.org/scenarios
>
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