Past

Service blocking

Twitter, Instagram, Telegram, YouTube

well as news and campaign websites on 9 May 2019, according to NetBlocks internet observatory network measurements. The restrictions appear to have come into place after dissident groups called for demonstrations to take place on May 9, as Kazakhstan and former Soviet states commemorate their World War II victory.

  • Total Duration 10 days

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Population
20,592,571
UN Classification
  • Land Locked Developing Country

Freedom House rates Internet freedom as Not Free

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Local impact

well as news and campaign websites on 9 May 2019, according to NetBlocks internet observatory network measurements. The restrictions appear to have come into place after dissident groups called for demonstrations to take place on May 9, as Kazakhstan and former Soviet states commemorate their World War II victory.

Related documentation

Days before news websites and Facebook were blocked in Kazakhstan, a man stood in a public square with a blank sign to see if he’d be detained. Yep, he was https://t.co/Ln71q5USiL — Daniel Victor (@bydanielvictor) May 9, 2019

Other supporting information

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