埃及民眾要求總統穆巴拉克下臺的抗爭已接近兩週。這件引起全球關注的大事，起源於幾位埃及的年輕人和他們在臉書上的一個網頁。為什麼網際網路上的一點火星，就能帶來一場社會的變革？網路時代是否改變了人類的生活方式？請看詳細報導。
面對穆巴拉克的拖延，推動反抗獨裁的埃及青年團體2月6號宣布結成聯盟，提出了7大要求。除要總統馬上下臺之外，還要求國會解散、廢除長期施行的緊急狀態法等等。阿拉伯國家、歐美各國都一致表示支持埃及民眾。
這件引起全球關注的大事，起源於幾位埃及的年輕人在臉書上，呼籲埃及同胞1月25號走上街頭，要求連任5屆、獨掌大權30年的總統穆巴拉克下臺。從最早幾千人響應，不到10天已增加到800萬人參加，震驚了世界。
美國人權活動家、六四學生領袖唐柏橋認為，從這次社會變革中看，網路時代已經改變了人類的生活方式，全球化的新紀元已經到來。
唐柏橋：「通過傳統媒體，不可能一夜之間讓全世界的人權組織、社會力量都去支持，然後也不會讓專制獨裁者感到這樣大的壓力。它是一個新的偉大的歷史時期，叫『新紀元』也好，一個開始。就是網路給了全世界一個新的生活方式。」
在中國大陸，中共投巨資實施網路封鎖和審查，如金盾工程、綠壩軟體，可是，網際網路使每一個個人成為了獨立的傳播媒體。大陸青年作家韓寒個人博客，在中國影響力巨大。
前幾天，錢雲會案件一審時的重要物證手錶曝光後，中共通過中宣部控制中國7000多家媒體，報導口徑一致，但韓寒在博客上的一篇質疑文章就有三十幾萬人閱讀，文章被轉載數量無法記數。
而美國著名的動態網技術公司近年來，研製出破網「五劍客」軟體。他們無償的把「無界網」、「動態網」、「花園網」、「世界通」還有「火鳳凰」提供大陸同胞使用。不僅受到中國人的喜愛，甚至在沒有自由民主的伊朗也同樣受到歡迎。
動態網技術公司總裁比爾．夏：「經常來看的話，有數百萬的人，這個人數還在不斷的增加。我們看到，有這樣一個趨勢，很多網民會公開的挑戰中共這種對資訊壟斷。大家也在思考，中共在歷史上對中國人民犯下的很多罪行。」
唐柏橋表示，網際網路使中國民眾在尋求自由和民主的努力中，更容易得到全世界的支持。
It』 s been nearly two weeks since the Egyptian people urge President Mubarak to step down. The incident that got the world』s attention started from several Egyptian youngsters and their webpage on Facebook. Why could a spark on the Internet bring about a social change? Does the Internet era really change people』s life?Let』s take a look.
Facing Mubarak』s deliberate delay of giving up power,The youth groups in Egypt announced forming an alliance on Feb.6, and brought out 7 requests.In addition to Mubarak』s stepping down, they want to dissemble the congress and abolish the curfew that』s been in place for decades.The Arabic, European, and American nations are all in support of the Egyptian people.
The incident started from several young people,who, on Facebook, called for the Egyptians to go to the streets on Jan. 25, requesting Mubarakwho』s been in power for 30 years, to step down.Several thousand people responded at the beginning.It soon grew to 8 million within 10 days and shocked the world.
U.S. based activist, student leader in 1989, Tang Baiqiao said, it seems that the Internet age has changed people』s life. The new era of globalization has come.
Tang Baiqiao: 「With conventional media, it』s impossible to get support from human rights organizations and social forces in the world. It won』t give the totalitarians a huge pressure, either.It』s a great historic moment, a new era
and new beginning. The Internet has provided a new way of life to the world.」
In mainland China, the Communist regime has put ina huge amount of money into Internet blockade, with the Golden Shield Project and Green Dam Software. But the Internet has empowered individuals to becomeindependent media. For example, China』s mostpopular blogger Han Han has quite some influence.
Several days ago, when the watch, the key evidence in Qian Yunhui』s case, was found, China』s 7000 media,under the control of the Propaganda Department,
were reporting in the same tone. However, Han Han』s article challenging the official conclusion has over 300,000 hits.It was reprinted for numerous times.
The U.S. based DIT Inc. has developed software to break the Internet blockade called 「Five Musketeers,offering mainland Chinese free use of 「UltraReach」
「Dynaweb」 「Garden」 「GPass」 and 「FirePhoenix.」They are embraced by Chinese people as well asthe Iranians.
Bill Xia, president of DIT Inc. said：「There are about several million frequent users.The number is increasing. We see the trend that many netizens openly challenge the censorship. People are thinking over the crimes the Communist
Party has committed.
Tang Baiqiao said, the Internet has helped Chinese people, in their pursuit for freedom, getting supportfrom the world.
