Bypassing Egypt’s web blackout
How a US-based student made sure the voices of Egyptian protesters were heard.
Published On 2 Feb 2011
After internet services were disconnected in Egypt, protesters were prevented from speaking to the world.
But John Scott Railton, a Los Angeles based student, took it upon himself to upload messages onto micro-blogging site Twitter.
He started making calls and posting messages on a Twitter account he created for the Egyptian protests.
Al Jazeera’s Rob Reynolds reports from Los Angeles.