The Enemies of the Internet

Enemies of the Internet in purple. Countries under surveillance in pink. Photo: Reporters Without Borders

Reporters Without Borders released a new 100-page report on the state of online freedom of expression in the 10 countries it has identified as “Enemies of the Internet” and the 16 countries it is keeping “under surveillance” because of their questionable Internet policies. Repressive regimes resort to all sorts of measures to control content, ranging from censorship, jailing cyber-dissidents and circulating massive amounts of propaganda online.

“Tunisia and Egypt have been removed from the list of Enemies of the Internet following the fall of their governments,” added Reporters Without Borders secretary-general, Jean-François Julliard. “These countries nonetheless remain under surveillance, as does Libya. The gains of these revolutions must be consolidated and the new freedoms must be guaranteed. We have also placed some democracies – including Australia, South Korea and France – under surveillance because of various measures they have taken that could have negative consequences for online free expression and Internet access.”

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