吉尔吉斯斯坦总统签署法律, 禁止网络色情, Kyrgyzstan's president signs laws banning online porn and giving state control over internet traffic.

吉尔吉斯斯坦总统Sadyr Japarov已签署新法, 禁止网络色情, Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov has signed new laws banning online pornography and imposing state control over internet traffic. 这些措施授权文化部要求互联网提供商封锁某些网站,并对不遵守规定者处以罚款。 The measures empower the Ministry of Culture to require internet providers to block certain websites, with fines for non-compliance. 政府还使国营ElCat成为一年来国际互联网服务的唯一提供者,这一举动被视为扩大国家影响和引起人们对自由和市场竞争的担忧。 The government also made state-run ElCat the sole provider of international internet services for a year, a move seen as expanding state influence and raising concerns about freedom and market competition.