The authorities of Uzbekistan have banned Facebook, possibly in an attempt to block Uzbek users from the opportunity to read the content of the banned independent websites via the social network, Abulfazal reports.
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The authorities of Uzbekistan have banned Facebook, possibly in an attempt to block Uzbek users from the opportunity to read the content of the banned independent websites via the social network, Abulfazal reports.
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1 comment
False alarm. Facebook was blocked for a few hours (or perhaps there was a technical issue) and since this news was published it is not valid anymore. I can now assure you that web-site is available and functioning well since 22 of October 2010. I hope this will remain true for a very very long time…