Internet
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube played important roles in bringing news to the world audience during the revolt. Facebook remains a favorite platform to view and comment on the news.
- Internet users
- 904,604 (2010)
- Fixed broadband Internet subscriptions
- 72,800 subscriptions, 98th in the world, 1.5 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2010)
- Internet hosts
- 17,787 hosts, 122nd in the world (2011)
- IPv4 addresses allocated
- 299,008 addresses, 105th in the world, 44.4 per 1000 inhabitants (2012)
- Top-level domain
- .ly
The Internet and telecommunications are mainly run by the government through a semi-private telecommunication company Libya Telecom & Technology. The company moderates and controls the use of the Internet in Libya.
- Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
- 23 ISPs (1999)
- Libya Telecom & Technology (LTT) - a state-owned telecommunications company
- Al-Manarah - leading Libyan online community
- All Libyan Blogs - blog aggregator
- Bayt Al Shams (BsISP)
- Modern World Telecom (MWC)
Read more about this topic: Communications In Libya