Seminar Answers to the questions What are the main informational Uzbek radio and tv channels? What Uzbek web sites do you know?

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The country has lagged behind other Eurasian nations in terms of technological development, as the Internet only made its first appearance in Uzbekistan towards the end of 1995.

Although since the mid-nineties Uzbekistan has made progress in transitioning to a market-based economy, heavy restrictions and strict controls by the government are still in place. These factors deter foreign investment that could potentially help develop the Internet infrastructure in the country. The media and communications are also under government control, although it is worth mentioning that one of the few independent media outlets is an online news agency, Uznews.net. However, there is a number of websites that are fully or partially blocked by governmental agencies, mainly foreign news sites. Social networks are occasionally blocked too.