Telecomm company Vodafone claims that Egypt forced them to send propagandistic text messages to its customers. The pro-Mubarak statements urged people to “confront the traitors” and even signed the message with Vodafone’s name. The company says the texts had been sent since the beginning of the protests without their control.
About Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with AI strategy, implementation and governance, as well as technology, media and marketing. Named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Technology, he is a bestselling author, covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN, and writes the popular daily business blog Think About This. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.