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Freedom on the Net 2011: A global assessment of internet and digital
media
Freedom House
April 18, 2011
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A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media Freedom
In order to
illuminate the emerging threats to internet freedom and identify
areas of opportunity, Freedom House created a unique methodology
to assess the full range of elements that comprise digital media
freedom. This report examines internet freedom in 37 countries around
the globe. The study's findings indicate that the threats
to internet freedom are growing and have become more diverse. Cyber
attacks, politically-motivated censorship, and government control
over internet infrastructure have emerged as especially prominent
threats.
Freedom on the Net 2011: Global Scores
Freedom on the
Net aims to measure each country's level of internet and new
media freedom. Each country receives a numerical score from 0 (the
most free) to 100 (the least free), which serves as the basis for
an internet freedom status designation of Free (0-30 points), Partly
Free (31-60 points), or Not Free (61-100).
Ratings are
determined through an examination of three broad categories: obstacles
to access, limits on content, and violation of user rights.
- Obstacles
to Access: assesses infrastructural and economic barriers to access;
governmental efforts to block specific applications or technologies;
and legal, regulatory and ownership control over internet and
mobile phone access providers.
- Limits on
Content: examines filtering and blocking of websites; other forms
of censorship and self-censorship; manipulation of content; the
diversity of online news media; and usage of digital media for
social and political activism.
- Violations
of User Rights: measures legal protections and restrictions on
online activity; surveillance; privacy; and repercussions for
online activity, such as legal prosecution, imprisonment, physical
attacks, or other forms of harassment.
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