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On July 27th Reporters Without Borders brought attention to a new trend in internet censorship in Uzbekistan. It was reported that the government "probably" ordered the censorship of Neweurasia.net after new Russian and Uzbek language versions of the cite were released. Neweurasia.net is an independent news source that offers alternative news coverage in parts of the world where the internet has been subject to government control. The Neweurasia.net organization pointed out that users can still get around government censorship and stressed the importance of independent news and information. As of right now anyone trying to log onto Neweurasia form Uzbekistan is automatically redirected to MSN.com. In Uzbekistan all local ISPs (one of which Neweurasia.net runs on) are required to be connected to the state-owned operator Uzbektelecom as of last November because this internet provider facilitates the enforcement of government blacklists.