BISHKEK, July 29 (Reuters) – Kyrgyzstan has banned access to online pornography and imposed state control over internet traffic under new laws signed by President Sadyr Japarov, his office said on Tuesday.
Japarov’s office said the ban on pornography is to “protect moral and ethical values” in mostly Muslim Kyrgyzstan, a mountainous Central Asian country of 7 million people which gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
The legislation requires internet providers to block websites based on decisions by the ministry of culture. Violators will face fines.
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Source: https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/kyrgyzstan-bans-online-porn-crackdown-internet-freedoms-2025-07-29/
