In an attempt to lure local Internet users away from out-of-bounds social media websites, Uzbekistan has launched its own equivalent of Facebook. Another one. Davra.uz was launched last week at the ...

Would you ever give up your Facebook account to switch to a “national” social networking platform? Well, this is what the authorities in Uzbekistan apparently hope the country's Internet users will ...

"Social websites are extremely popular here these days," Natalya, an IT specialist and a friend of mine, told me during my recent trip to Tashkent. So it was, and the evidence was everywhere.

The following is a partner post from EurasiaNet.org. Republished with permission. In an attempt to lure local Internet users away from out-of-bounds social media websites, Uzbekistan has launched its ...