[governance] Internet blackout in Egypt

[Nyangkwe Agien Aaron]

Yes McTim

But Internet ws created by man not out of any said government policy
(I hope Tim Lee will not disagree here)

How on earth did it even occur to some one that Governments (that are
mainly bureaucrats) be given leeways to control Internet.

Regulating, yes but controlling the nternet, no!

What is happening in Egypt is sure sign that the Oligarchy there is
living its last moments...

For a more free Egypt. Mark that Opposition Leader El Baradei has been
placed under house arrest.

Aaron

On 1/28/11, McTim <dogwallah at gmail.com> wrote:
> This is why its madness to comtenplate giving govts MORE control over
> things Internety. Rgds, McTim
>
> On 1/28/11, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:
>> Today may turn out to be a historic day for Egypt...
>>
>>
>> Pl read below.
>>
>> AP: "The day part of the Internet died: Egypt goes dark"
>>
>> http://bit.ly/gCJFHt  (AP / MSN)
>>
>>    "The Internet blackout in Egypt shows that a country with strong
>>     control over its Internet providers apparently can force all of
>>     them to pull their plugs at once, something that Cowie called
>>     'almost entirely unprecedented in Internet history.'"
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>>
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> Cheers,
>
> McTim
> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
> route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
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