#Turkmenistan’s government, led by the
#Berdimuhamedov family, exercises extreme
#internet #censorship, blocking most social media and messaging apps. The Department of Cybersecurity, responsible for this censorship, also profits by selling access to the internet through
#VPNs and
#IPwhitelisting services.
https://blog.torproject.org/Corruption-Control-Turkmenistan-internet-censorship-business/?eicker.news #tech #media #news 
Corruption and Control: How Turkmenistan turned internet censorship into a business | Tor Project
In Turkmenistan, one of the most isolated regimes in the world, internet censorship has evolved beyond surveillance and control. In an Orwellian twist, the people blocking access to the internet are the same ones secretly selling it back, at a price most Turkmens can't afford.
Anthony Powell
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