Thanks for bringing this up Michael, which I feel is relevant.<br><br>Indeed. Both websites are blocked. See:<br><a href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/2011/01/26/egypt-after-twitter-facebook-now-blocked/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter" target="_blank">http://globalvoicesonline.org/2011/01/26/egypt-after-twitter-facebook-now-blocked/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter</a><br>
<br>I'm following things closely and hope that the blocking is temporary. But you never know.<br><br clear="all">Sincerely,<br><br>Walid<br><br>-----------------<br><br>Walid Al-Saqaf<br>Founder & Administrator<br>
alkasir for mapping and circumventing cyber censorship<br><a href="https://alkasir.com" target="_blank">https://alkasir.com</a><a href="mailto:walid.al-saqaf@oru.se" target="_blank"></a><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 4:59 PM, Michael Gurstein <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gurstein@gmail.com">gurstein@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span>So
does this have anything to do with Internet Governance and where might it fit in
our current discussion?</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span></span></font> </div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span>M</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"><span></span></font> </div>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left" lang="en-us"><font face="Tahoma" size="2">-----Original Message-----<br><b>From:</b>
<a href="mailto:irp-bounces@lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org" target="_blank">irp-bounces@lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:irp-bounces@lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org" target="_blank">irp-bounces@lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Lisa Horner<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 26, 2011 5:37
AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:irp@lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org" target="_blank">irp@lists.internetrightsandprinciples.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b>
[IRP] Twitter and other sites blocked in Egypt<br><br></font></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" face="Tahoma" size="2">...during ongoing
protests:</font></div>
<div dir="ltr"><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/25/twitter-blocked-egypt/" target="_blank">http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/25/twitter-blocked-egypt/</a>#</div>
<div dir="ltr"><font face="tahoma"></font> </div>
<div dir="ltr"><font face="tahoma">And facebook:</font></div>
<div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" face="Tahoma" size="2"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/elshaheeed.co.uk" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/elshaheeed.co.uk</a></font></div></div></div>
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