Freedom house report on Internet freedom was released last week. This report was developed by Freedom house with 70 researchers and advisers around the world. Globally over 3 billion people have access to internet. This report covers 65 countries which has 88% of worlds internet population. Over 40% of worlds internet users live in China, the United States, or India. Freedom house report has scored and ranked these countries based on “obstacles to Internet access,” “limits on content,” and “violations of user rights.” It has assigned countries Free, Partly Free and Not Free based on the aforementioned catagories. China is ranked worlds’ worst out of these 65 countries followed by Syria, Iran, Ethiopia and Cuba.
Workshop: Digital Tools for Strengthening Public Discourse
Today, LIRNEasia hosted a workshop to launch digital tools created by Watchdog Sri Lanka, funded by GIZ’s Strengthening Social Cohesion and Peace in Sri Lanka (SCOPE) programme. Researchers, practitioners, activists and journalists attended to learn about these tools, and how they can potentially help them in their own lines of work.
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