Egyptian Government, Telecom Operator Deny Blocking Twitter
Both the Egyptian government and the company behind the government’s network claim to have no involvement in the reported blocking of Twitter. Since Tuesday, Twitter has been largely inaccessible from within Egypt, except through a few third-party applications.
Twitter was being used to organize protests against the perceived illegitimate and authoritarian government in Egypt prior to it being blocked on Tuesday. Twitter has officially acknowledged that it has been blocked, saying that traffic from Egypt has greatly diminished since Tuesday.
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