The revolution in Egypt continues despite the Egyptian government’s black-out of social media sites and cell phones — communications tools that helped spark the revolution in the land of 80 million people.
The White House made strong calls to restore Internet access and allow people to peacefully protest. But the Egyptian government led by President Hosni Mubarak has continued the unprecedented clamp-down on the Web.
In a TV speech late Friday night, Mubarak asked his government to resign. But that gesture leaves tens of thousands of protestors unwavering in their denouncement of the president himself and that he too must go.
The protest began with Iran, then it landed in Tunisia a few weeks ago and then hit Yemen. Now, the power of the people is on full display in Cairo, Suez, Alexandria and other cities throughout Egypt.
The world continues to view scenes of citizen defiance and read tweets on Saturday, day No. 5 of protests that appear to be calmer than Friday’s violent demonstrations.
What do you think about the unpredictable events in the Middle East? Do you think that those who think Facebook and Twitter as passing fads are now re-evaluating their transformative power?
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