Internet Freedom Declining as Use Grows – Report
Hacked and deleted blogs, facing criminal charges for sending an e-mail complaining about service delivery and discovering that Facebook has been shut, etc, are among the restrictions on Internet freedom that users around the world have encountered in the last two years.
According to Sanja Kelly, managing editor, and Sarah Cook, assistant editor, at Freedom House, a Washington-based NGO, “...as more people use the Internet to freely communicate and obtain information, governments have ratcheted up efforts to control it.”
Kelly, who produced a report entitled "Freedom on the Net: A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media," points out that the deepening Internet penetration is particularly evident in the developing world, where declining subscription costs, government investments in infrastructure, and the rise of mobile technology has allowed the number of users to nearly triple since 2006.
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According to Sanja Kelly, managing editor, and Sarah Cook, assistant editor, at Freedom House, a Washington-based NGO, “...as more people use the Internet to freely communicate and obtain information, governments have ratcheted up efforts to control it.”
Kelly, who produced a report entitled "Freedom on the Net: A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media," points out that the deepening Internet penetration is particularly evident in the developing world, where declining subscription costs, government investments in infrastructure, and the rise of mobile technology has allowed the number of users to nearly triple since 2006.
To read the article titled, “Internet freedom declining as use grows,” click here.
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