Although the igniter are energy prices, Kazakhstan is a pseudo-democracy of limited free press and limited free speech, they can even arrest you for practising religion outside of state control, that is why people are so angry, while in Europe or USA people can protest some other way, the chances of doing it peacefully in Kazakhstan are very small.
In what kind of country do you think the government takes down the Internet because of protests? Only in an authoritarian regime like Kazakhstan, it would be unthinkable doing that in the US or EU.
In Turkey, the censorship is so noticeable that there are some things you just can’t search the internet for… They just come up blank. Like Kurdish artists and musicians, for example…
But that’s thanks to direct government pressure, rather than in the West where it’s, uhh, tech giants not even waiting for government permission to “do their dirty work”… 😑
Although the igniter are energy prices, Kazakhstan is a pseudo-democracy of limited free press and limited free speech, they can even arrest you for practising religion outside of state control, that is why people are so angry, while in Europe or USA people can protest some other way, the chances of doing it peacefully in Kazakhstan are very small.
In what kind of country do you think the government takes down the Internet because of protests? Only in an authoritarian regime like Kazakhstan, it would be unthinkable doing that in the US or EU.
In Turkey, the censorship is so noticeable that there are some things you just can’t search the internet for… They just come up blank. Like Kurdish artists and musicians, for example…
But that’s thanks to direct government pressure, rather than in the West where it’s, uhh, tech giants not even waiting for government permission to “do their dirty work”… 😑