The site was inaccessible micromessagerie Twitter in Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 25, when thousands of people took to the streets demanding the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak. According to the site herdict. org, it was impossible to use Twitter, which lets you exchange messages of one hundred forty characters - in Egypt.
"We can confirm that Twitter has been blocked in Egypt. Both Twitter. Com and applications have been affected," the company said in a tweet. But Twitter has not advanced due to the sudden suspension of service in this country. "We do not block Twitter, this is a problem throughout Egypt, and we are awaiting a solution," explained the other hand the mobile operator Vodafone on Tuesday.
PREVIOUS TUNISIAN Twitter and Facebook social network has played an important role in the revolt that led to the departure of Tunisian President Ben Ali. In Egypt too, the idea of events was strongly backed up, especially among youth, through community networks online. Facebook, more than 90,000 people declared themselves ready to show.
On Tuesday, about 15,000 people marched in several neighborhoods of Cairo, calling for the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, in power for three decades. These anti-government demonstrations were the largest since the riots of 1977 caused a rise in bread prices, experts say.
"We can confirm that Twitter has been blocked in Egypt. Both Twitter. Com and applications have been affected," the company said in a tweet. But Twitter has not advanced due to the sudden suspension of service in this country. "We do not block Twitter, this is a problem throughout Egypt, and we are awaiting a solution," explained the other hand the mobile operator Vodafone on Tuesday.
PREVIOUS TUNISIAN Twitter and Facebook social network has played an important role in the revolt that led to the departure of Tunisian President Ben Ali. In Egypt too, the idea of events was strongly backed up, especially among youth, through community networks online. Facebook, more than 90,000 people declared themselves ready to show.
On Tuesday, about 15,000 people marched in several neighborhoods of Cairo, calling for the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, in power for three decades. These anti-government demonstrations were the largest since the riots of 1977 caused a rise in bread prices, experts say.
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