Global internet freedom declines for a ninth consecutive year in a worrisome trend for democracy – Freedom House report
The watchdog's"freedom on the net" report showed that online freedom declined in 33 of the 65 countries assessed, while improvements were measured in 16 countries.
An annual report on online freedom by the nonprofit group Freedom House found evidence of "advanced social media surveillance programs" in at least 40 of 65 countries analysed. "Authoritarians and populists around the globe are exploiting both human nature and computer algorithms to conquer the ballot box, running roughshod over rules designed to ensure free and fair elections.""Populists and far-right leaders have grown adept not only at creating viral disinformation but also at harnessing networks that disseminate it," said the watchdog's 2019 "freedom on the net" report.
"Officials increasingly monitored social media platforms and conducted warrantless searches of travellers' electronic devices to glean information about constitutionally protected activities such as peaceful protests and critical reporting."
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