Cambodia internet soon to be like ChinaPHNOM PENH: The day Kea Sokun was arrested in Cambodia, four men in plainclothes showed up at his photography shop near Angkor Wat and carted him off to the police station. Cambodia's National Internet Gateway, set to begin operating Feb 16, will send all internet traffic — including from abroad — through a government-run portal. "The National Internet Gateway is merely centralizing what has been a decentralised system of control over Cambodia’s internet," he said. "But the National Internet Gateway gives them a much more powerful tool to crack down on free expression and dissent." "There is a real risk that the National Internet Gateway will be used to block and censor dissenting opinions online," she said.

Source: Bangkok Post January 15, 2022 14:12 UTC