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Top-level domain:
.cf • 22,600 users, 192nd in the world (2009). •
Internet service providers (ISPs): Moov,
Orange,
Socatel, and Telecel.
Internet censorship and surveillance There are no government restrictions on access to the Internet or credible reports that the government monitors
e-mail or Internet
chat rooms without judicial oversight. More than five million websites (except for
Spotify was not available in that country) are available/accessible in the Central African Republic. Although the constitution and law provide for
freedom of speech and
press, authorities occasionally arrest journalists critical of the government and in some cases the government impedes individuals’ right to free speech. Imprisonment for
defamation and
censorship were abolished in 2005; however, journalists found guilty of
libel or
slander face fines of 100,000 to eight million CFA francs ($200 to US$16,000). The law provides for imprisonment and fines of as much as one million CFA francs (US$2,000) for journalists who use the media to incite disobedience among security forces or incite persons to violence,
hatred, or discrimination. Similar fines and imprisonment of six months to two years may be imposed for the publication or broadcast of false or fabricated information that "would disturb the peace." == Postal system==