Government Green Iran Picture 
Care2
JANUARY 30, 2011
Another important factor in this debate is that the Egyptian government shut down the internet. There have also been reports of the government cutting off mobile carriers. The Iran related hashtags also trended on Twitter. Perhaps it was for Americans, but not for the people of Iran, said one of the researchers.
Amy Sample Ward
FEBRUARY 22, 2010
That ethos continued until the last three years or so with issues in Burma, Iran, and China. In Iran we’ve seen it used to get out information and resist censorship but have also seen it used by the government to alter a mobile phone system and monitoring calls. Technology is amoral – it doesn’t care.
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