Ensuring information security in social networks: experience of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan

Currently, information security in social networks is increasingly becoming the focus of public attention, arousing interest among scientists and specialists. In this article, based on the norms of the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic of Kazakhstan on information security and informatization, the features of the legal regulation of information security mechanisms in social networks were analyzed. The legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic of Kazakhstan does not provide for a separate regulatory legal act in the field of regulation of social networks, including ensuring information security, in connection with which the author points out the importance of taking preventive measures. According to the results of the article, it is indicated that when distributing content that threatens the information security of an individual, society and the state, measures of filtering and blocking content, as well as restrictions on access to social networks, can be applied. In general, it is noted that effective legal regulation should be based on the simplicity of the legal mechanism, the maximum simplification of the legal burden, as well as a clear and fair restriction of access to social networks.