Authorities of Tajikistan restricted access to social networking sites again

Tajik authorities have restricted access to social networking sites again, reports news.tj news agency.

Facebook users say access to Facebook, Odnoklassniki, YouTube and Instagram was blocked in the evening of April 23. Vkontakte or VK still remains available to users.

Mobile communications operators have confirmed that there are problems with access to some social networking sites but added that "interruptions occur for reasons beyond their control".  Representatives of the communications service agency also noted that "blockage of social media and news websites does not depend on them".

But representatives of the Center had told Asia-Plus earlier that they just provide Internet to their customers, while blockage of websites does not depend on them.  "This can be done without us", they said.

In addition, earlier, it was reported that the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rakhmon canceled the decision of the Antimonopoly Service to raise prices for mobile Internet and mobile communications.

"The Qazaq Times"