Freedom in Decline: Internet Access is Increasingly Monitored, Limited Daffany Chan - TakePart
go to original October 9, 2013

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Turns out your Facebook friends aren’t the only ones catching up on your status updates.

Global Internet freedom has been on the decline with the increase of social-media surveillance by governments around the world, according to a recent study published by Freedom House.

Authoritarian states like Vietnam and Ethiopia experienced the worst new restrictions: The two countries saw increasing free speech limits, arrests, and punishments for anti-authority bloggers.

... And though it may seem like Internet use has become a complete free-for-all in the United States - with provocative viral videos and tweets overrunning the web - the country faced a significant decline, too. This is in large part due to NSA’s tightened surveillance on the public for intelligence and counterterrorism efforts.

The study draws a grim portrait about the state of global web rights. But there’s a silver lining: The threat of restriction is resulting in growing civil activism.

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