Internet
You Tube and LiveJournal in Turkmenistan
20.01.2010. Category:Turkmenistan
Late December information was circulating on the internet that access to You Tube and LiveJournal had been blocked in Turkmenistan.
The Monitoring conducted by You Tube demonstrated that over the past 2 to 3 weeks video clips from Turkmenistan had been posted on this web resource.
We interviewed 28 respondents from Turkmenistan, both in the capital and the country's provinces. Six of them were denied access to You Tube and were unable to watch several music clips. Three opened the website but due to low connection speed were unable to watch anything.
Apparently You Tube can be accessed only in the provinces where fiber optic cable is installed and internet access depends on the quality of connection.
In addition, none of the respondents managed to get access to LiveJournal. This resource is blocked in Turkmenistan.
Source: Turkmenistan Initiative for Human Rights
The Monitoring conducted by You Tube demonstrated that over the past 2 to 3 weeks video clips from Turkmenistan had been posted on this web resource.
We interviewed 28 respondents from Turkmenistan, both in the capital and the country's provinces. Six of them were denied access to You Tube and were unable to watch several music clips. Three opened the website but due to low connection speed were unable to watch anything.
Apparently You Tube can be accessed only in the provinces where fiber optic cable is installed and internet access depends on the quality of connection.
In addition, none of the respondents managed to get access to LiveJournal. This resource is blocked in Turkmenistan.
Source: Turkmenistan Initiative for Human Rights
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