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Article found on ferghana.ru "Internet , computers: In Tashkent Internet cafes fenrana.ru costs higher than "porn"" describes the censorship in Tashkent Internet cafes. The photo was taken by the journalists in the Internet cafe near Chilanzar metro station in Tashkent. The list, posted by the Internet cafe administration, includes the pricelist and the varieties of fines for violation of the Internet cafe rules. The article emphasizes possible violations of the rules of the internet cafe. Which states that the fine for: browsing of the porn web sites: 5000 sum (about 5 USD) damage of the computer equipment : 20.000 sum (about 20 USD) and browsing of the political sites as: fergana.ru, centrasia, etc, is strictly prohibited! And the fine is: 10.000 sum (about 10 USD) The article expresses funny comments on the posting, stating that probably the site fergana.ru is considered more dangerous than Porn sites for the moral degradation of the Uzbek citizens. The publishers express their gratitude to the National security services (meaning that that such rules were probably made under their instruction) for the effective and cheap advertising campaign of their site. The link to the article provided : http://www.fergana.ru/4printer.php?id=3784&mode=none