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Freedom on the Net 2021 assesses the regulations and censorship by the state on the use of the internet. The freedom to use the internet is assessed on 3 broad categories i.e access to the network, limits on content and violations of user rights (21 indicators on a 100 point scale).

The report is based on the status of the internet in 70 countries, accounting for 88% of the world’s internet users. This report is based on the events between June 2020 and May 2021.

Global internet freedom declined for the 11th consecutive year. The steepest decline in internet freedom occurred in Myanmar, followed by Belarus and Uganda.

China remains one of the world’s worst abusers of internet freedom with regular citizens facing arrests for sharing news and criticising the regime.

There were some improvements in Ecuador as there were no restrictions imposed on internet connectivity during the 20-21 period. The Gambia also saw an improvement in internet freedom due to the decrease in offline retribution for people’s online activities after the regime change.

India's score reduced from 51/100 to 49/100 in the internet freedom 2021 report due to the introduction of the new 'Digital Media Ethics Code 2021', which imposes broad obligations on large social media companies to further moderate online content, undermines end-to-end encryption and increases retention of personal data.

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