Internet in Slovenia
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The use of the Internet in Slovenia is widespread. According to official polls in the first quarter of 2008, 58% of citizens between the ages 10 and 74 were internet users,
The use of the internet for specific purposes (
The country's
Slovenia is noted as one of the leading European countries by the percentage of users who browse the web using
History
The first
In a telephone poll of households in 1996, 6.5% of the population declared themselves as internet users, although the number was probably overestimated due to methodological problems.[8]
Internet censorship and surveillance
There are no government restrictions on access to the internet or credible reports that the government monitors
The independent organization Helpline Spletno Oko (Web Eye) monitors the presence of hate speech and child pornography on the internet and received on average 62 reports and tips per month in 2012.[9]
On 28 January 2010, the Slovenian National Assembly adopted changes to the law governing gambling. Under the law, internet service providers are responsible for blocking access to gambling web sites that are not licensed by the Slovenian government.[10]
Deregulated internet in Slovenia
Internet access points (ADSL/VDSL and FTTH) must be provided by Telekom Slovenije to other internet providers, at a certain fee, regulated by AKOS (Slovenian Telecommunications Agency) as a part of its national service.[11] This ensures fair competition amongst internet providers.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Department of State.
- ^ a b (2008-10-01) Internet usage in households and by individuals, Slovenia, 1st quarter 2008. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Accessed 2009-03-22.
- ^ "Internet Usage in Europe". Internet World Stats. Accessed 2009-04-30.
- ^ (2008-10-01) Internet usage in enterprises with 10 or more persons employed, Slovenia, 1st quarter 2008. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Accessed 2009-03-22.
- ^ "Internet access and use in 2011: Almost a quarter of persons aged 16-74 in the EU27 have never used the internet". Eurostat Press Office. 14 December 2011.
- ^ (2008-12-02). Internet access and use in the EU27 in 2008 Archived 2009-03-26 at the Wayback Machine. Eurostat news release. Accessed 2009-03-22.
- ^ (2007-07-18) Firefox narrowly misses 28% use in Europe Internet Explorer under 70%. AT Internet Institute. Accessed 2009-03-22.
- ^ Jerman-Blažič B. Kako je internet prišel v Slovenijo Archived 2009-03-26 at the Wayback Machine (How the Internet came to Slovenia). (in Slovene)
- ^ Raba interneta v Sloveniji (Internet use in Slovenia). Centre for Methodology and Informatics, Faculty of Social Sciences, Ljubljana. Accessed 2009-03-22. (in Slovene)
- ^ a b "Slovenia", Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, U.S. Department of State, 26 March 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "Nesmiselna blokada spletnih stavnic" (Unreasonable seizure of betting), Blaz Petkovic and Katja Svenšek, Dnevnik.si, 1 March 2011 (English translation)
- ^ "WCA-D - Osrednji dostop na fiksni lokaciji na področju deregulacije". www.telekom.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2023-11-20.
External links
- RIS - Raba Interneta v Sloveniji; a non-profit research project tracking the use of Internet in Slovenia
- SISPA- Slovene Internet Service Provider Association