Internet in Armenia is a platform for civil society formation, expert saysNovember 17, 2010 - 19:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Internet in Armenia is a platform for a civil society formation, according to information security expert Samvel Martirosyan. “You remember the videos showing violence in schools and army and the reaction of the Ministries of Education and Defense which followed,” Martirosyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. “The TV is censured, however the same can’t be said of the internet. For example, А1+ which was forbidden as a TV channel but freely operates in the internet,” he said. According to blogger Karen Vrtanesyan, Armenian authorities do not exert pressure on internet users. “I openly criticize Armenia’s policy regarding education, state debt and economic cooperation with international organizations,” he said. “The only censorship that was ever imposed was the blocking of some resources under the state of emergency after the presidential election in 2008.” Meanwhile, during a conference in Tbilisi, Freedom House’s Sam Patten said that authorities in Armenia and Azerbaijan keep control over the internet in their countries. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |