Tech Weekly podcast: Egypt cut off from the internet

Join Aleks Krotoski , Jemima Kiss and Charles Arthur as they tackle this week's technology news. This week's podcast is dominated by the effects of the web on global democracy. Charles explains how the Egyptian government is able to cut off 80% of the country's internet, and how satellite phones and Google's Speak2Tweet phone service are being used to get around the blockade. We welcome James Blessing from the UK Internet Services Providers Association to talk about how the technology that the web is based on is about to become obsolete. He leads the team through the real-world implications of the shift from IPv4 to IPv6, a change that will affect websites, domestic routers and, ultimately, access to the web. And Aleks finds out more about India's social media from Rajesh Llalwani of Blogworks and the India Social Summit, and Karthik Nagarajan , from Nielsen Online India. Don't forget to ... • Comment below • Mail us at [email protected] • Get our Twitter feed for programme updates or follow our Twitter list • Like our Facebook page • See our pics on Flickr /Post your tech pics