Kazakhstan restores access to LinkedIn after talks with firm


FILE PHOTO A 3D printed logo of Microsoft is seen in front of a displayed LinkedIn logo in this illustration taken June 13 2016. REUTERSDado RuvicIllustration

FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed logo of Microsoft is seen in front of a displayed LinkedIn logo in this illustration taken, June 13, 2016. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

ALMATY (Reuters) - Kazakhstan said on Thursday it had restored access to Microsoft subsidiary LinkedIn's website, after briefly blocking it this week over what the Central Asian country's government said were online casino advertisements and fake accounts.

The Ministry of Information and Social Development said in a statement it had held talks with LinkedIn representatives and the company had already removed the content deemed illegal by the Nur-Sultan government.

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