埃及民众要求总统穆巴拉克下台的抗争已接近两周。这件引起全球关注的大事，起源于几位埃及的年轻人和他们在脸书上的一个网页。为什么互联网上的一点火星，就能带来一场社会的变革？网路时代是否改变了人类的生活方式？请看详细报导。
面对穆巴拉克的拖延，推动反抗独裁的埃及青年团体2月6号宣布结成联盟，提出了7大要求。除要总统马上下台之外，还要求国会解散、废除长期施行的紧急状态法等等。阿拉伯国家、欧美各国都一致表示支持埃及民众。
这件引起全球关注的大事，起源于几位埃及的年轻人在脸书上，呼吁埃及同胞1月25号走上街头，要求连任5届、独掌大权30年的总统穆巴拉克下台。从最早几千人响应，不到10天已增加到800万人参加，震惊了世界。
美国人权活动家、六四学生领袖唐柏桥认为，从这次社会变革中看，网路时代已经改变了人类的生活方式，全球化的新纪元已经到来。
唐柏桥：“通过传统媒体，不可能一夜之间让全世界的人权组织、社会力量都去支持，然后也不会让专制独裁者感到这样大的压力。它是一个新的伟大的历史时期，叫『新纪元』也好，一个开始。就是网路给了全世界一个新的生活方式。”
在中国大陆，中共投巨资实施网路封锁和审查，如金盾工程、绿坝软体，可是，互联网使每一个个人成为了独立的传播媒体。大陆青年作家韩寒个人博客，在中国影响力巨大。
前几天，钱云会案件一审时的重要物证手表曝光后，中共通过中宣部控制中国7000多家媒体，报导口径一致，但韩寒在博客上的一篇质疑文章就有三十几万人阅读，文章被转载数量无法记数。
而美国著名的动态网技术公司近年来，研制出破网“五剑客”软体。他们无偿的把“无界网”、“动态网”、“花园网”、“世界通”还有“火凤凰”提供大陆同胞使用。不仅受到中国人的喜爱，甚至在没有自由民主的伊朗也同样受到欢迎。
动态网技术公司总裁比尔．夏：“经常来看的话，有数百万的人，这个人数还在不断的增加。我们看到，有这样一个趋势，很多网民会公开的挑战中共这种对资讯垄断。大家也在思考，中共在历史上对中国人民犯下的很多罪行。”
唐柏桥表示，互联网使中国民众在寻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.
