In 2023, the government reportedly restricted online content on multiple occasions. Authorities blocked access to websites considered sensitive, such as YouTube, Twitter (now X), Facebook, ICQ and IMO, as well as virtual private network (VPN) connections, including those of diplomatic missions and international companies; they also severely limited Internet access to other websites. Security services reportedly subpoenaed VPN users to interrogate them about their online activities. In addition, it is estimated that between 2021 and 2022, more than 122,000 domains were blocked.

The indicator "6.2.4 - Government Internet shut down in practice" of the V-Dem Dataset, which measures whether the government has the technical capacity to actively make internet service cease, thus interrupting domestic access to the internet or whether the government has decided to do so, has a score of 1 in Tajikistan for the year 2023. This corresponds to "The government shut down domestic access to the Internet numerous times this year."

It is reported that TajikStandard, the government agency responsible for certifying goods and services and supervising compliance with state standards, lacks experts and appropriate equipment. TajikStandard does not publish its fees for licenses and certificates or its regulatory requirements.

It is reported that Tajik laws and standards impose mandatory requirements for certification of safety, consumer health, environmental protection and reduction of the potential for damage to consumer property for certain products and services. Products requiring such certification include electronic and radio equipment (to test for electrical and magnetic compatibility and safety).
It is reported that, since 2014, Tajikistan has recognised third-party conformity assessments carried out overseas by reciprocity. They are mainly from the Commonwealth of Independent States countries, with which Tajikistan has signed mutual recognition agreements, and Uzbekistan is under a bilateral agreement. However, it is reported that third-party conformity assessments are not always accepted in practice

Law No. 403 provides a framework for the effective protection of trade secrets.

There is no obligation for passive infrastructure sharing in Tajikistan to deliver telecom services to end users.

It is reported that Tojiktelecom is the state-owned incumbent telecommunications operator. Tojiktelecom also holds a 25% stake in TT-Mobile, the second largest of Tajikistan's four mobile operators.

Tajikistan does not mandate functional or accounting separation for operators with significant market power (SMP) in the telecom market.

Tajikistan has appended the World Trade Organization (WTO) Telecom Reference Paper to its schedule of commitments.

Tajikistan has a telecommunications authority: Communication Service under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan. According to Art. 1 of Decree 1026, which established the rule, it is not independent from the government.

According to Art. 18.2 of the Personal Data Act, international transfers of data are permitted to countries that provide adequate protection for personal data. However, the law does not provide a definition or description of what constitutes 'adequate protection'. Moreover, cross-border transfers to countries that do not provide adequate protection are possible in the following cases: with the consent of the data subject, where provided by international treaties binding on Tajikistan; for the protection of the rights and freedoms of persons and citizens, if it is impossible to obtain consent; and where provided by law, if it is necessary for the protection of constitutional order, public order, the rights and freedoms of persons and citizens, the health and integrity of citizens, and state security.

Tajikistan has not joined any agreement with binding commitments to open transfers of data across borders.

Act No. 1537 provides a comprehensive regime of data protection in Tajikistan.

A basic legal framework on intermediary liability for copyright infringement is absent in Tajikistan's law and jurisprudence.

Tajikistan is a signatory of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) of 1996 but is not a signatory of its 2015 expansion (ITA II).