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Opinion: Could an Egypt-Style Internet Shutdown Happen Here?

Shortly after thousands of Egyptians flocked to the streets in late January to protest corruption, inflation and the lack of free speech in the country, President Hosni Mubarak responded by shutting down the Internet. In an instant, Egypt's Internet kill switch virtually cut off Egyptians from communicating with the...

Internet Kill Switch: Should the United States Emulate Egypt?

Turn it off, quick! As was witnessed Thursday in Egypt, the embattled government acted to shut down the Internet as demonstrations fueled by social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter threatened to overwhelm the ruling party. While pulling the plug on the World Wide Web might seem like a measure relegated to the...

Opinion: 3 Reasons to Kill the Internet Kill Switch Idea

(July 9) -- Last month, Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., introduced a bill that might -- we're not really sure -- give the president the authority to shut down all or portions of the Internet in the event of an emergency. It's not a new idea. Sens. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., and Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, proposed the same thing...