PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s government moved to exert near-total control over the country’s online life Wednesday, setting up a national Internet gateway which activists say will stifle freedom of expression and block content via a China-style firewall.
Cambodia has seen a rapid increase in Internet use in recent years, and Premier Hun Sen’s government – which dissolved the main opposition party in 2017 – has intensified a crackdown on online dissent.
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