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Global internet freedom declined for the ___ consecutive year.
12th
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Governments are breaking apart the global internet to create more controllable online spaces.
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A record number of national governments blocked websites with nonviolent political, social, or religious content, undermining the rights to free expression and access to information.
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New national laws posed an additional threat to the free flow of information by centralizing technical infrastructure and applying flawed regulations to social media platforms and user data.
Governments are breaking apart the global internet to create more controllable online spaces.
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A record number of national governments blocked websites with nonviolent political, social, or religious content, undermining the rights to free expression and access to information.
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New national laws posed an additional threat to the free flow of information by centralizing technical infrastructure and applying flawed regulations to social media platforms and user data.
true
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_______ was the world’s worst environment for internet freedom for the eighth consecutive year.
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The government continued to tighten its control over the country’s booming technology sector, including through new rules that require platforms to use their algorithmic systems to promote CCP ideology.
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The government continued to tighten its control over the country’s booming technology sector, including through new rules that require platforms to use their algorithmic systems to promote CCP ideology.
China
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A record 26 countries experienced internet freedom improvements. Despite the overall global decline, civil society organizations in many countries have driven collaborative efforts to improve legislation, develop media resilience, and ensure accountability among technology companies. Successful collective actions against internet shutdowns offered a model for further progress on other problems like commercial spyware.
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A record 26 countries experienced internet freedom improvements. Despite the overall global decline, civil society organizations in many countries have driven collaborative efforts to improve legislation, develop media resilience, and ensure accountability among technology companies. Successful collective actions against internet shutdowns offered a model for further progress on other problems like commercial spyware.
true
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Internet freedom in the____________ improved marginally for the first time in six years.
There were fewer reported cases of targeted surveillance and online harassment during protests compared with the previous year, and the country now ranks _____ globally, tied with ________ and ______.
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…(.1) still lacks a comprehensive federal privacy law, and policymakers made little progress on the passage of other legislation related to internet freedom. Ahead of the November 2022 midterm elections, the online environment was riddled with political disinformation, conspiracy theories, and online harassment aimed at election workers and officials.
There were fewer reported cases of targeted surveillance and online harassment during protests compared with the previous year, and the country now ranks _____ globally, tied with ________ and ______.
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…(.1) still lacks a comprehensive federal privacy law, and policymakers made little progress on the passage of other legislation related to internet freedom. Ahead of the November 2022 midterm elections, the online environment was riddled with political disinformation, conspiracy theories, and online harassment aimed at election workers and officials.
United States; ninth; Australia and France
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Human rights hang in the balance amid a competition to control the web.
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Authoritarian states are vying to propagate their model of digital control around the world. In response, a coalition of __democratic__ governments has increased the promotion of online human rights at multilateral forums, outlining a positive vision for the internet. However, their progress remains hampered by problematic internet freedom practices in their own countries.
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Human rights hang in the balance amid a competition to control the web.
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Authoritarian states are vying to propagate their model of digital control around the world. In response, a coalition of __democratic__ governments has increased the promotion of online human rights at multilateral forums, outlining a positive vision for the internet. However, their progress remains hampered by problematic internet freedom practices in their own countries.
true