Cabar School Articles Quiz: What do you know about internet censorship features in Central Asia? 19.02.2021 Share We are in social networks Instagram Facebook Telegram SUBSCRIBE FOR UPDATES Media School Cabar.asia DownloadPrint Quiz: What do you know about internet censorship features in Central Asia? Quiz: What do you know about internet censorship features in Central Asia? Rather strict criminal penalty is provided in Central Asia for internet users caught in incitement of social, national, generic, racial, class, or religious hatred, propaganda of war, extremism, or dissemination of calls for the seizure of power. However, even a much more harmless activity on the internet can be a reason for attention of the authorities and law enforcement bodies. Take the quiz and learn how much you know about legal traps for internet users. Imagine a situation: three regions of your country have suffered from the flood caused by a man-made disaster. Thousands of houses have been destroyed, many people have been made homeless. The president has promised that the state will pay compensation to all the victims and to build new houses. However, six months later, the promises were not kept. Moreover, those people who try to complain about the situation on social media are being detained by law enforcement officers for a few days. Here’s the question: which Central Asian country do you live in? In Kazakhstan, a whole article of the Criminal Code is dedicated to protection of honour and dignity of the first president from insults on the internet. In your opinion, can a user who wrote an offensive post against Nursultan Nazarbaev be arrested for the publication? Is it true that in Kyrgyzstan law enforcement officers may prosecute a blogger for comments under their posts? Is it true that in Uzbekistan one can be arrested for a call for protest? In 2020, in Kyrgyzstan, health workers who worked in the “red zone” posted videos on social media where they complained that they had to work without quality protective equipment, about conditions of work, etc. The GKNB found such health workers and forced them to deny their words in front of the camera and apologise “for spreading fake information.” Do you think the actions of the security officials were legal? Uzbekistan bought equipment for internet traffic filtering from the American company Sandvine on purpose. This equipment can be used to block website and messengers and censor the internet. Is it true or fake? Is it true that Tajikistan has blocked access to Odnoklassniki, Vkontakte, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, as well as restricted access to Google search engine at different times? Can an internet user in Kazakhstan be brought to liability for a like? Good result … for a parallel universe where the freedom of speech on the internet is not mere words. Not bad, but if you are active on social media, it may not be enough. Good job! You are well aware of which actions on the internet can cause prosecution by the authorities. If you have found a spelling error, please, notify us by selecting that text and pressing Ctrl+Enter. Share We are in social networks Instagram Facebook Telegram SUBSCRIBE FOR UPDATES Media School Cabar.asia DownloadPrint