It hasn’t been a great year for internet freedom.
In 2015, citizens everywhere from Paris to Myanmar were accused and sentenced for sharing jokes and opinions on social media. Now, a Thai factory worker faces up to 32 years in prison for having “liked” and shared a doctored photo of the nation’s king, and for sharing an infographic that denounced corruption in the construction of a tourist attraction.
Worldwide, internet freedom has declined for the fifth consecutive year, according to US watchdog organization Freedom House, which counts factors like content removal, censorship, surveillance and intimidation practices. According to the same report (pdf), nearly seven of every ten of global internet users are either not free or only partly free today, with internet use particularly limited in China, Iran, Syria, Ethiopia, and Cuba. (Courtesy of Quartz)
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