The Egyptian state has shut down the country’s internet, mobile and SMS services, in response to large anti-government protests, according to reports.
Until the move, many protesters had been using social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter as…
The Egyptian state has shut down the country’s internet, mobile and SMS services, in response to large anti-government protests, according to reports.
Until the move, many protesters had been using social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter as means of communicating with each other and people further afield.
Vodafone has reportedly been cited saying that all mobile operators in the country had been told to suspend services in certain areas.
This comes despite United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s request to authorities that “freedom of expression should be fully respected.”
Nobel Peace laureate Mohamed El Baradei, seen as the figurative head of the movement against President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule, has been placed under house arrest for his part in the protests.
