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SMEX • 16 Aug 2023

What is DPI Technology, and Why is Egypt Abusing It?

An engineering student in Egypt found herself with no access to remote classes as authorities in Egypt unilaterally blocked the…

Censorship
Deep Packet Inspection
Egypt

SMEX • 04 Nov 2020

Human rights organizations call on Egypt’s government to end internet censorship and website blocking

The undersigning human rights organizations denounce the Egyptian authorities’ blocking of at least 600 websites since May 2017 including media,…

Egypt
Sandvine
Virtual Private Network

Mohamed Taher • 01 Oct 2020

Website Blocking in the Arab Region: Monitoring and Counteraction Techniques

Governments in various Arab countries are increasingly investing in financial and human resources to control internet content and the free…

Blocking
blocking
Egypt