Bypassing Egypt's media restrictions - Democratic Underground

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Bypassing Egypt's media restrictions

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12340661

The internet in Egypt has been cut off for the past four days and people have not been able to access social media sites.

Now Google has launched a new service which will allow people in Egypt to use Twitter.

To access it, they dial a phone number and leave a voice mail. The BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones reports.

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