Tag: protest

Electronic Frontier Foundation – The Internet at its Best
EFF highlights some of the largest sites that participated in the SOPA/PIPA blackout.
January 19, 2012
guardian.co.uk – Networks are not always revolutionary
Fair point I think, having the network or having fame isn’t enough to guarantee success but it does help.
July 17, 2011
ReadWriteWeb – Libya Shuts Down Internet
Looks like Libyan domains such as bit.ly are still up however.
February 20, 2011
NYTimes.com – Missing Executive From Google Egypt Released
Good to see Egypt released him, what about all the other people who don’t have Google and the world’s attention behind them however?
February 7, 2011
The San Francisco Chronicle – Google Exec Who Went Missing In Egypt Now A Spokesman For Opposition Group
Scary times kids.
February 6, 2011
NYTimes.com – Gangs Hunt Journalists and Rights Workers
Bad news for any country when journalists aren’t able to freely report.
February 3, 2011
The Big Picture – A harrowing, historic week in Egypt
Some incredibly powerful images here of the Egyptian protests.
February 2, 2011
The Atlantic – The Inside Story of How Facebook Responded to Tunisian Hacks
I’m not sure what’s more shocking, that a country wide keylogger was in use, or that Facebook took these actions to defend their users and freedom of speech.
January 24, 2011