When the Egyptian government realized that internet sites like facebook and twitter were being used to coordinate protests in Cairo, they ordered the shutdown of all ISP's (internet service providers) within the country. It took only four days for the Egyptian people to be entirely cutoff from the net. The ability for people to peacefully protest is a right and can not be infringed upon by the Egyptian government. The internet is a service that people pay for, and should not be allowed to be cut off so easily. This ridiculous attempt by the Egyptian government to silence people is only causing the people of the middle eastern country to become more and more angry.
When a government tries to limit free speech it immediately becomes a social justice issue. What concerns me the most is the willingness of Egyptian ISP's to cut off internet to their customers. When Hosni Mubarak (current Egyptian president) is kicked out of office, I hope he can provide a reasonable explanation to why he thinks he can take away the rights of the Egyptian people.
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