 This term in our sociology class, we've been looking at the Arab Spring uprisings and the way that different governments control their population. Mr Lewis was talking about how during the troubles a few years ago, the Egyptian government actually shut down access to the internet to stop people from planning further protests. He then told us that apparently our government has the same power if they want to use it. I didn't even know it was possible to shut down the internet. These are like an off switch somewhere. I started wondering though, like what happens if there are more riots or something? Should the government have the right to shut down the internet in times of crisis?