freedom of expression on the Internet denied again in Saudi Arabia and Tajikistan.

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freedom of expression on the Internet denied again in Saudi Arabia and Tajikistan. -

Beyond the countries designated as "enemies of the Internet" by Reporters Without Borders list of states that do not comply freedom of expression on the Internet is increasing.

Since June 5, Saudi Arabia has indeed blocked access to Viber, a VoIP application that allows you to phone calls and send text messages. According to the Commission on the information and communications technology (CITC) "the Viber application does not meet current regulations and the regulations in force in the Kingdom and has been suspended from today. "Already last March, Saudi Arabia had threatened to withdraw Skype and WhatsApp and admonished local telecommunications companies, asking the operators and manufacturers to propose ways to monitor these applications. the government put his action threat by cutting off access to Viber.

at the same time, YouTube access was blocked for ten days in Tajikistan because of a video showing the head of the state, Emomali Rahmon, singing and dancing at the wedding of his son. The Department of Communications has confirmed that the country has blocked the site, without explaining the reason, according to the website The Daily Dot.

Tajikistan has only two million Internet users, representing 25% of the population, but the regime was afraid that maybe this video will spread like a "virus". The video has been viewed about 0,000 times before Youtube got blocked and was actually put forward on a Facebook page exiled dissident. This is at least the third time since the beginning of the year that the Tajik authorities blocked YouTube.

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