Internet censorship
In 2013, an 'Official' Court order was called in to bar users from browsing pornographic material. While the rule applies on censoring pornographic sites, it has been found that Internet filters have blocked other websites, including some that may have been omitted due to a political nature. There have been protests regarding the censorship; however, these protests appear to have been ignored. Due to lacking security and recent activist and journalist assassinations and kidnappings, people have found it to be unsafe to recite their rights of freedom of speech. This new filter system was implemented in 2013, and also filters proxy sites from being visited, adding to the controversial move by the telecommunications companies in Libya. On 2 September 2018, GPTC issued a block on Facebook and barred users in Libya from using the service over suspected rumors about the current incursion carried out by Tarhuna militias in South Tripoli - Salah-Adin district on 1 September. This is not the first time the blocks were introduced; in fact, in 2011 during the initial days of the revolution, a total internet blackout was introduced by the Gaddafi regime. Currently, it appears that freedom of the flow of information was not included in GPTC's agenda in regulating internet. Websites such as Facebook may still be accessed through using free proxy sites.Infrastructure
While the GPTC company has been around since 1980's, most of Libya's cable infrastructure, wiring, telephone service and postal service are severely lacking in standard and quality. Residential areas in Central Tripoli are plagued by disorganized wiring and cable placing, making it a nightmare as well as an utter eyesore for the residents. Conditions have not improved since. Postal service is also severely lacking, with mail primarily having to go through Gadaffi-era government checks, until finally landing in one of the main publicly accessible government-controlled postal offices.See also
* Libya Telecom & Technology * Postage stamps and postal history of LibyaReferences
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* Communications in Libya Companies of Libya Liby {{Libya-stub