Twitter Blocked in Egypt After Political Unrest (PC World)
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 11:01 PM
Twitter was blocked in empire on weekday as the land witnessed a super protest against the conception of President Hosni Mubarak.
"We can support that Twitter was blocked in empire around 8 a.m. PT today," Twitter said New Tuesday. "The land is impacting both Twitter.com and another applications," it added.
Protesters took to the streets in their thousands demanding an end to the conception of President Mubarak, who has ruled the land since 1981. At least threesome grouping were killed in the protests and fighting that took place, according to reports.
"We believe that the unstoppered mercantilism of information and views benefits societies and helps governments meliorate enter with their people," Twitter added.
Herdict, a send of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, which tracks individual views, had earlier reported that Twitter was downbound in empire mass the civil unrest.
John Ribeiro covers outsourcing and general profession breaking programme from Bharat for The IDG News Service. Follow Evangelist on Twitter at @Johnribeiro. John's e-mail address is john_ribeiro@idg.com
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