In age of ISIS, will you lose web freedoms of Arab Spring?

By Rebecca MacKinnon

Updated 0249 GMT (1049 HKT) January 25, 2016

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A protester leads chants Friday, November 25, in Cairo's Tahrir Square, where sometimes-violent rallies have taken place for a week. Egyptian military leaders said Thursday that parliamentary elections scheduled for Monday, November 28, will take place as planned, despite recent violence that claimed dozens of lives.

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Week of protests in Tahrir Square – A protester leads chants Friday, November 25, in Cairo's Tahrir Square, where sometimes-violent rallies have taken place for a week. Egyptian military leaders said Thursday that parliamentary elections scheduled for Monday, November 28, will take place as planned, despite recent violence that claimed dozens of lives.

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Demonstrators in Tahrir Square kneel during Friday prayers. Egypt's military rulers named Kamal Ganzouri to serve as prime minister until at least January, when parliamentary election results should be finalized.

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Week of protests in Tahrir Square – Demonstrators in Tahrir Square kneel during Friday prayers. Egypt's military rulers named Kamal Ganzouri to serve as prime minister until at least January, when parliamentary election results should be finalized.

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Week of protests in Tahrir Square – Demonstrators wave flags and signs Friday in Tahrir Square.

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Demonstrators fill Tahrir Square on Thursday, November 24, after a sixth day of continued protests in Cairo.

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Protesters clash with police in Tahrir Square – Demonstrators fill Tahrir Square on Thursday, November 24, after a sixth day of continued protests in Cairo.

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Egyptian military personnel construct a concrete barrier Thursday near Tahrir Square to separate police and protesters.

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Protesters clash with police in Tahrir Square – Egyptian military personnel construct a concrete barrier Thursday near Tahrir Square to separate police and protesters.

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An Egyptian shows the residue on his face Wednesday after police used tear gas during clashes with protesters.

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Protesters clash with police in Tahrir Square – An Egyptian shows the residue on his face Wednesday after police used tear gas during clashes with protesters.

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A protester hurls rocks at a line of riot police on Wednesday, November 23, near Tahrir Square in Cairo.

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Protesters clash with police in Tahrir Square – A protester hurls rocks at a line of riot police on Wednesday, November 23, near Tahrir Square in Cairo.

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Riot police take cover behind their shields Wednesday during the fifth day of clashes with protesters near Tahrir Square.

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Protesters clash with police in Tahrir Square – Riot police take cover behind their shields Wednesday during the fifth day of clashes with protesters near Tahrir Square.

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Protesters clash with police in Tahrir Square – An Egyptian protester prepares Molotov cocktails Wednesday near Tahrir Square.

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Protesters clash with police in Tahrir Square – Injured protesters are treated Wednesday at a makeshift field hospital in the square.

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