Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has signed a new law tightening the government’s control of the internet.

Aimed at combating extremism, the Anti-Cyber and Information Technology Crimes legislation prohibits the “promotion of the ideas of terrorist organizations” and allows authorities to block websites deemed by judges to be threats to national security.

For more information, please see https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/19/middleeast/egypt-sisi-internet-cyber-law-terrorism/index.html