Reporters Without Borders: How many countries will be on the 2013 "Enemies of the Internet" List? Reporters Without Borders: How many countries will be on the 2013 "Enemies of the Internet" List? Reporters Without Borders: How many countries will be on the 2013 "Enemies of the Internet" List? Reporters Without Borders: How many countries will be on the 2013 "Enemies of the Internet" List?

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Reporters Without Borders: How many countries will be on the 2013 "Enemies of the Internet" List?

 
Asked by: Super Userkruijs in Technology » Internet
Settled on 03/19/2013 21:53 by Super Userkruijs
settled question on option '10 or less'.
For this year’s “Enemies of the Internet” report, Reporters Without Borders has identified Five State Enemies of the Internet, five “spy” states that conduct systematic online surveillance that results in serious human rights violations. They are Syria, China, Iran, Bahrain and Vietnam.

http://en.rsf.org/special-report-on-internet-11-03-2013,44197.html
10 or less
8.8% →
11
15.2% →
12
25.1% →
13
22.8% →
14 or more
28.0% →

Background


In 2011, netizens were at the heart of the political changes in the Arab world and elsewhere. They tried to resist the imposition of a news and information blackout but paid a high price.

At the same time, supposedly democratic countries continued to set a bad example by yielding to the temptation to prioritize security over other concerns and by adopting disproportionate measures to protect copyright. Internet users in “free” countries have learned to react in order to protect what they have won. Some governments stepped up pressure on technical service providers to act as Internet cops. Companies specializing in online surveillance are becoming the new mercenaries in an online arms race. Hacktivists are providing technical expertise to netizens trapped by a repressive regime’s apparatus. Diplomats are getting involved. More than ever before, online freedom of expression is now a major foreign and domestic policy issue.

http://en.rsf.org/beset-by-online-surveillance-and-12-03-2012,42061.html

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