WASHINGTON (AFP) –
Internet freedom suffered this year as a growing number of countries stepped up efforts to spy on users and censor online postings, a global survey showed Thursday.
The report by the non-government watchdog group Freedom House said online freedom declined in 36 of 65 countries surveyed.
In some cases, governments use revelations about surveillance by the US National Security Agency to justify efforts to boost their own monitoring of Internet users and to crack down on dissent.
“Countries are adopting laws that legitimize existing repression and effectively criminalize online dissent,” the report said.
“More people are being arrested for their Internet activity …read more
Source: The Borneo Post
