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Egypt's battle against Facebook continues

Calls for blocking Facebook in Egypt will not yield the desired results, according to some experts, as terrorist ideas and rumors can continue to spread on other websites.
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CAIRO — The Egyptian Administrative Court rejected a lawsuit Aug. 25 that called to block the social networking website Facebook in Egypt, but an appeal could be in the works.

Activists on Facebook had been voicing their concerns over the lawsuit since lawyer Mahmoud Goueily filed it on May 31, 2014. The activists see Facebook as an avenue of freedom and a tool to discuss political issues in Egypt.

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