North Korea and China Impose the Highest Internet Censorship: Study

Internet censorship is gradually increasing beyond nations in the world. A new report from Comparitech – a UK-based research and comparison house sheds light on the internet censorship practices followed by various countries and allow me tell you, the results are intimidating.

To consolidate the written report, the firm studied the restrictions and bans on torrents, pornography, social media, political media, and VPNsouthward. They allotted points based on the restrictions. 2 points were allotted for a complete ban and a single point for restrictions.

Due north Korea topped the list with a 10/ten censorship score. You won't exist able to legally access social media, watch porn, or use torrents or VPNs in the country. Communist china came 2d with a 9/10 score. The but place where People's republic of china lost a point was in torrent ban. The land restricts torrents but it has not banned torrents completely. Western social media is banned while Chinese social media platforms are allowed.

internet censorship map — Credits: Comparitech

Russian federation, Turkmenistan, and Islamic republic of iran share the tertiary position with an eight/x score while Belarus, Turkey, Sultanate of oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, and Eritrea come up fourth at vii/10 score. Take a look at the top 15 list beneath.

Top xv Worst Countries for Internet Censorship

1. Northward Korea

2. China

3. Russia

4. Turkmenistan

five. Belarus

half-dozen. Turkey

7. Iran

eight. Oman

9. Islamic republic of pakistan

x. United Arab Emirates

11. Eritrea

12. Cuba

13. Bahrain

14. Bangladesh

15. Kingdom of cambodia

In example you're wondering, India scores 4/ten. As TNW points out, cyberspace shutdowns imposed by governments are not included in the report. If that was the case, India would score actress points as our land is unfortunately one of the leaders in net shutdowns resulting in huge losses for businesses.

Bank check out the unabridged list here and permit the states know your thoughts on the net censorship situation in the comments.