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Internet freedom declines in U.S. and Germany, study says
- Freedom House reported Thursday that internet freedom declined in the United States and Germany, with the United States scoring 73, its worst rating down three points, and Germany falling to 74.
- The Washington-based group surveyed freedom on the internet in 72 nations for 2025, documenting worsening repression in authoritarian states and growing self-censorship in Germany.
- The report cited detention by the Trump administration of non-US citizens over online expression, Deutschland-Kurier editor David Bendels receiving a suspended sentence, and increased self-censorship from far-right threats and Russian-linked hackers.
- Two countries were downgraded: Serbia to "partly free" and Nicaragua to "not free", while Freedom House faced cuts and layoffs after U.S. government funding was slashed.
- The study showed global internet freedom declined amid persistent authoritarian repression, with severe drops in Kenya, Venezuela, and Georgia, while Bangladesh gained after loosening restrictions.
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Internet freedom declines as Western countries follow authoritarian strategies
Internet freedom declined in both the United States and Germany as Western democracies joined authoritarian states in imposing growing restrictions online, an annual survey by Freedom House said.
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Freedom on the Internet is declining in the United States and Germany, while Western democracies join authoritarian states by imposing increasing restrictions online, according to an annual survey published on Thursday by the American NGO Freedom House.
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Internet freedom declines in US, Germany amid growing online restrictions
WASHINGTON: Internet freedom declined in both the United States and Germany as Western democracies joined authoritarian states in imposing growing restrictions online, an annual survey by Freedom House said Thursday.The Washington-based...
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