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Facebook & Youtube help the fight for democracy in Egypt

thenextweb.org » 2008 » July » 8th » Facebook & Youtube help the fight for democracy in Egypt

Tagged: news, youtube, facebook, censorship, democracy, egypt

Young activists are organizing rallies, strikes, and protests using Facebook in Egypt. Others are using YouTube to distribute videos showing torture and oppression. For over 27 years, President Mubarak has ruled Egypt with an iron fist. Now amidst threats of imprisonment, activists are risking their liberty to fight the regime using high tech applications which the despot politicians haven’t … Continue Reading »

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