Internet in Tunisia

The ouster of previous President of Tunisia Zine El Abidine Ben Ali ushered in more open access and use of the Internet.

Restructuring the Tunisian Internet Agency under the auspices of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies is one of the items that the transition government is working on.

The ATI reports 100% connectivity in the education sector (universities, research laboratories, primary and secondary schools).

Those for whom personal computers remain prohibitively expensive may also access the internet from more than 300 cybercafés set up by the authorities.

[7] Internet censorship in Tunisia decreased significantly following the ouster of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, as the new acting government removed filters on social networking sites such as Facebook and YouTube.