What is Tor and why does it matter? We all live in public, at least as far as the US National Security Agency is concerned. As Internet users and global citizens become more aware of surveillance activities that the US and other countries are doing on the World Wide Web, there are those who seek to … Read more
photo from Boing Boing blog Egypt: Doubts cast on Turkish claims for model democracy from World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Robert Tait Supporters say Turkey’s ruling AKP party’s brand of political Islam could be role model for Muslim Brotherhood, but opponents warn of authoritarianism According to conventional wisdom, Turkey has become the template of … Read more
Egypt: A Nation Forced Offline IHH President Bülent Yıldırım speaks… by @morcocuk Ayaklanacak Arap ülkelerine önceden Arjantin'li devrimciler getirilsin ki, Ece Temelkuran desteğini esirgemesin. Tango bilme şartı da olsun! — ahmet kılcı (@ahmetkilci) January 31, 2011 http://twitter.com/sezerpal/status/32398880230350849 http://twitter.com/MJayRosenberg/status/31761936240615425 http://twitter.com/derinsular/statuses/31837224915968000 Tahrirdekı gosterıcılere ateş acılırsa bebektekı mısır konsolosluğunu (hıdiv sarayı) işgal edelim. Bina savunmasız. Cıddıyım. @senolkarakas — … Read more
Egypt: Avaaz.org and Tor team up to fight the Internet blackout, you can help from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin by NickKristof: “pro-democracy protesters taking photos with soldiers on Tahrir. Hope they stay friendly. Egypt: Real Change Comes from the Street from OPEN ANTHROPOLOGY by John Stanton I commented some years ago on the troubles … Read more
Egypt: An Internet Black Hole from Global Voices Online by Jillian C. York Written by Jillian C. York This post is part of our special coverage of Egypt Protests 2011. Over the past few days, as protesting Egyptians have utilized social media tools for organizing and disseminating information, they’ve also come across numerous obstacles to … Read more