Online news site Doha News has been blocked in its home country of Qatar, allegedly because of licensing issues.
On 30 November the site reported that it had been blocked by Qatar’s two telecoms providers, but a reason had not been given. It has since come to light, the site reports, that licensing issues could be behind the blocking.
“In Qatar, telecom providers usually block websites flagged by their morality filters,” it said. “This generally includes sites with material that could be considered pornographic or critical of Islam. Meanwhile, reports of controversial political sites being censored in recent years have been few and far between.”
On December 4, Doha News announced
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