Internet Control By Country

Social Media Censorship by Country

Enemies of the Internet:
Bahrain, Belarus, Burma, China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.

Countries Under Surveillance:

Australia, Egypt, Eritrea, France, India, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Russia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates.

The OpenNet Initiative classifies the magnitude of censorship and/or filtering in a country in four areas.
The level of censorship is classified as below:

• Pervasive: A large portion of content in several categories is blocked.
• Substantial: A number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or many categories are subject to a low level of filtering.
• Selective: A small number of specific sites are blocked or filtering targets a small number of categories or issues.
• Suspected: It is suspected, but not confirmed, that Web sites are being blocked.
• No evidence: No evidence of blocked Web sites, although other forms of controls may exist.

The classifications of the following areas:

• Political: Views and information in opposition to those of the current government or related to human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights, and religious movements.
• Social: Views and information perceived as offensive or as socially sensitive, often related to sexuality, gambling, or illegal drugs and alcohol.
• Conflict/security: Views and information related to armed conflicts, border disputes, separatist movements, and militant groups.
• Internet tools: e-mail, Internet hosting, search, translation, and Voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, and censorship or filtering circumvention methods.

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