3 ms·
Did they learn this from Egypt? "Autocratic governments often limit phone and Internet access in tense times. But the Internet has never faced anything like wh
by amai 8y ago
Did they learn this from Egypt?
"Autocratic governments often limit phone and Internet access in tense times. But the Internet has never faced anything like what happened in Egypt on Friday, when the government of a country with 80 million people and a modernizing economy cut off nearly all access to the network and shut down cellphone service."
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/29/technology/internet/29cutoff.html https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/29/technology/internet/29cut...
- amai 8y agoSee also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_kill_switch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_kill_switch
- rando444 8y agoI think you misunderstand. The Russians are leaving the networks up, just testing how they function autonomously. The Egyptians turned everything off.
- jonathankoren 8y agoNah, it's the initial step to create a Great Firewall.