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Egypt, the Internet and Political Change
Another enormous crowd turned out in Tahrir Square today, celebrating Google executive Wael Ghonim, who says he created a crucial Facebook page last June. It was dedicated to a victim of police brutality, and encouraged Internet users to share their anger. Now it's credited with starting the protests we see today.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readAnother enormous crowd turned out in Tahrir Square today, celebrating Google executive Wael Ghonim, who says he created a crucial Facebook page last June. It was dedicated to a victim of police brutality, and encouraged Internet users to share their anger. Now it's credited with starting the protests we see today. But is the Internet necessarily an instrument of democracy? Can it also be used by authoritarian regimes to enforce the status quo? We hear more about its role in Egypt, and how it's used in Iran and China. How is it regulated in the US? Should the government have a "kill switch," just in case?
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Sonya Geis
Senior Managing Editor
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Karen Radziner
Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?
Rasha Abdulla
American University in Cairo
Rebecca MacKinnon
New America Foundation
James Lewis
Center for Strategic and International Studies
The full episode
2 of 3Protests, from the Pages of Facebook to the Streets- 0:00Massive Crowds Back in Tahrir Square
- 7:38Egypt, the Internet and Political ChangeYou’re reading this
- 45:08Feds Blame Toyota Acceleration Incidents on Mechanical Issues