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Internet restrictions increased in Egypt during the recent constitutional referendum, which will allow President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to remain in office until 2030.  These restrictions followed an anti-Sisi online petition that had accumulated more than 60,000 signatures by 9 April. Given the

country’s implementation of harsh social media laws last year, the latest developments raise concerns over Egypt’s growing tendency to restrict digital freedoms to suppress government dissent. 

In light of the extension to Sisi’s presidency, it is likely that the digital rights of Egypt’s citizens will diminish even further, severely limiting their ability to express anti-government views. 

Last month, 34,000 sites were blocked by Egyptian ISPs in an attempt to suppress the opposition campaign known as Batel (Arabic for “Voidâ€). NetBlocks reported that 37.5 billion web links had also been broken as a result of the blocking of the Bitly URL shortening service. 

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