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 | U.S., Armenia sign customs deal According to Armenian customs data, U.S.-Armenian trade reached $670 million last year. Glendale mayor to visit Yerevan Asatryan last visited Armenia in December 2022-January 2023 as she helped establish a partnership between Armenia’s Opera House and Los Angeles Opera. Ambassador summoned to Russia returns to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin has returned to Yerevan more than two weeks after being recalled to Moscow for consultations. Armenia parliament to consider draft proposal on impeachment June 17 The Armenian Parliament will hold an extraordinary session on June 17 to consider a draft proposal on the resignation of the government. |