It's ridiculous to see in the 21 century some governments shut down internet to the people. Actually this time, the intention was close the gate to the news agencies to rest of the world
This is a reason the US government should be funding satellite internet.<p>Get the population of Iran, Syria, North Korea, etc hooked on Google/Twitter/Facebook and take away the local governments ability to cut it off, and suddenly you can influence hearts and minds worldwide. Whoever controls those tweets can overthrow any government at will.