Riots in Egypt because the internet was shut down!!

Internet and cellphone services have been disrupted -- and in some cases shut down altogether -- across Egypt, as authorities try to thwart anti-government protesters from organizing, as violent clashes with police continue in the streets of Cairo.

According to the Associated Press, the shut-down was part of the “extreme measures” used by Egyptian authorities to cut off communication between protesters.

The apparent government-led blackout is similar to how authorities responded to the social-media-fueled revolt in Iran in 2009 -- the so-called "Twitter Revolution." Read More