Demonstrators who use social network Facebook to coordinate, Twitter Blocked in many respects, the use of the Internet in protest against the Egyptian government like the mobilization that led to the fall in Tunisia's Ben Ali government. Classified by the organization defending freedom of expression Reporters Without Borders as a country "Internet enemy", as Tunisia, Egypt exerts significant control over the network for several years.
But the two situations are not comparable. Tunisia's Ben Ali practiced massive filtering network; Mubarak's Egypt does not block access to Web sites - with the exception of some Islamist websites occasionally filtered. Case law in force in the country, based on a decree of 2007, considers that filtering sites is contrary to freedom of expression.
BLOGGERS AGAINST HARASSMENT OF FILTERING Where the Tunisian authorities had put in place systems, technically developed and used extensively, network control and theft of passwords, Egypt uses some more "classic" in it taking directly to bloggers and activists. Fabricated charges and convictions with jail time, bloggers civilians appearing before a court martial: the blocking, the Egyptian authorities prefer permanent judicial harassment.
According to figures from Reporters Without Borders, a complaint against a blogger or journalist is deposited on average every day since 2009. "Since early 2007, the government has stepped up surveillance of the Internet in the name of the fight against terrorism, under the guidance of a special department within the Ministry of Interior," said the organization also.
This harassment is a particularly popular in the country, where bloggers have historically played an important role in exposing corruption scandals or torture. The blogger Wael Abbas, who denounced torture in Egyptian police by publishing videos, triggered a scandal on a massive scale, leading to the arrest of the officers involved.
He has been harassed and received legal permanent threats. INTERNET ACCESS TO LESS DEVELOPED THAN Where TUNISIA Tunisia is one of the most connected countries on the continent, with 34% penetration rate, the phenomenon is less massive in Egypt: 21% penetration rate, or 17 million Internet users - compared with the 60 million Egyptians have a mobile phone.
Much of the Egyptians use the connections of cybercafes, which are monitored by police. They also connect via Wi-Fi temporary, running on a system similar prepaid cards. Connections under surveillance since 2008: the authorities have banned anonymous access, and it is mandatory to provide a valid email address to receive their login codes.
The mobile networks are also of interest from time to time the Egyptian authorities. Referring to "the protection of public safety" the government in May 2008 asked the operators to block a certain number of subscribers, reports the Open Net Initiative. These steps are part of the general philosophy of power: control and monitor rather than block.
Blocking - even mysterious - Twitter in the country, found Tuesday by the company, may indicate that given the scale of popular protests, Cairo has decided to take drastic measures in an emergency.
But the two situations are not comparable. Tunisia's Ben Ali practiced massive filtering network; Mubarak's Egypt does not block access to Web sites - with the exception of some Islamist websites occasionally filtered. Case law in force in the country, based on a decree of 2007, considers that filtering sites is contrary to freedom of expression.
BLOGGERS AGAINST HARASSMENT OF FILTERING Where the Tunisian authorities had put in place systems, technically developed and used extensively, network control and theft of passwords, Egypt uses some more "classic" in it taking directly to bloggers and activists. Fabricated charges and convictions with jail time, bloggers civilians appearing before a court martial: the blocking, the Egyptian authorities prefer permanent judicial harassment.
According to figures from Reporters Without Borders, a complaint against a blogger or journalist is deposited on average every day since 2009. "Since early 2007, the government has stepped up surveillance of the Internet in the name of the fight against terrorism, under the guidance of a special department within the Ministry of Interior," said the organization also.
This harassment is a particularly popular in the country, where bloggers have historically played an important role in exposing corruption scandals or torture. The blogger Wael Abbas, who denounced torture in Egyptian police by publishing videos, triggered a scandal on a massive scale, leading to the arrest of the officers involved.
He has been harassed and received legal permanent threats. INTERNET ACCESS TO LESS DEVELOPED THAN Where TUNISIA Tunisia is one of the most connected countries on the continent, with 34% penetration rate, the phenomenon is less massive in Egypt: 21% penetration rate, or 17 million Internet users - compared with the 60 million Egyptians have a mobile phone.
Much of the Egyptians use the connections of cybercafes, which are monitored by police. They also connect via Wi-Fi temporary, running on a system similar prepaid cards. Connections under surveillance since 2008: the authorities have banned anonymous access, and it is mandatory to provide a valid email address to receive their login codes.
The mobile networks are also of interest from time to time the Egyptian authorities. Referring to "the protection of public safety" the government in May 2008 asked the operators to block a certain number of subscribers, reports the Open Net Initiative. These steps are part of the general philosophy of power: control and monitor rather than block.
Blocking - even mysterious - Twitter in the country, found Tuesday by the company, may indicate that given the scale of popular protests, Cairo has decided to take drastic measures in an emergency.
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