Egyptian government 'launch Facebook rival'

A new Egyptian social media platform similar to Facebook has been launched in Egypt, named EgFace. 

The site was built less than two weeks after Egypt's communications minister announced that Egypt would launch its own social network. 

Egyptians online ridiculed the idea announced on March 12, with many suggesting that it was an attempt by security authorities to gather information about users and monitor their accounts. 

Many Facebook accounts have been recently closed and several online users arrested for "inciting against the state, army and police".
	
SOURCE: BBC NEWS
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