218
F
REEDOM ON THE
N
ET
2013
C
HARTS AND
G
RAPHS OF
K
EY
F
INDINGS
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C
HARTS AND
G
RAPHS OF
K
EY
F
INDINGS
Freedom on the Net measures the level of internet and digital media freedom in 60 countries. Each
country receives a numerical score from 0 (the most free) to 100 (the least free), which serves as
the basis for an internet freedom status designation of F
REE
(0-30 points), P
ARTLY
F
REE
(31-60
points), or N
OT
F
REE
(61-100 points).
Ratings are determined through an examination of three broad categories:
A.
O
BSTACLES TO
A
CCESS
: assesses infrastructural and economic barriers to access;
governmental efforts to block specific applications or technologies; and legal, regulatory,
and ownership control over internet and mobile phone access providers.
B.
L
IMITS ON
C
ONTENT
: examines filtering and blocking of websites; other forms of
censorship and self-censorship; manipulation of content; the diversity of online news media;
and usage of digital media for social and political activism.
C.
V
IOLATIONS OF
U
SER
R
IGHTS
: measures legal protections and restrictions on online
activity; surveillance; privacy; and repercussions for online activity, such as legal
prosecution, imprisonment, physical attacks, or other forms of harassment.
F
REEDOM ON THE
N
ET
2013:
G
LOBAL
S
CORES
C
OUNTRY
F
REEDOM ON
THE
N
ET
2013
S
TATUS
F
REEDOM ON
THE
N
ET
2013
T
OTAL
0‐100 Points
A.
S
UBTOTAL
:
O
BSTACLES TO
A
CCESS
0‐25 Points
B.
S
UBTOTAL
:
L
IMITS ON
C
ONTENT
0‐35 Points
C.
S
UBTOTAL
:
V
IOLATIONS OF
U
SER
R
IGHTS
0‐40 Points
I
CELAND
Free
6
1
1
4
E
STONIA
Free
9
1
3
5
G
ERMANY
Free
17
4
4
9
U
NITED
S
TATES
Free
17
4
1
12
A
USTRALIA
Free
18
2
5
11
F
RANCE
Free
20
4
4
12
J
APAN
Free
22
4
7
11
H
UNGARY
Free
23
5
8
10
I
TALY
Free
23
5
6
12
U
NITED
K
INGDOM
Free
24
2
6
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