The State Inspectorate for Control Over Informatization and Telecommunications (Uzkomnazorat) restricted access to the Chinese social network WeChat after earlier blocking TikTok, Twitter, VKontakte and the Skype messenger due to the failure to store and process personal data of Uzbek citizens within Uzbekistan.
Uzkomnazorat is said to be keeping a register of violators of the rights of subjects of personal data. The register indicates that Uzkomnazorat sent instructions to social networks in June and restricted their work on 2 July.
Against the backdrop of restrictions in Uzbekistan, the popularity of mobile VPN apps has grown.
Recall that in May, Uzkomnazorat requested that the owners of social networks Mail.ru Group (VKontakte), Twitter and Tencent (WeChat) to comply with Article 27-1 of the Personal Data Law, that is, to place servers on which personal data of Uzbek citizens are processed inside countries.
