India’s Internet freedom score increased as a result of initiatives to bridge the digital divide and a decrease in the frequency and severity of Internet shutdowns.
Following efforts to bridge the country’s digital gap, India’s Internet freedom score increased by two points to 51 in the worldwide rating, according to the US government-funded NGO Freedom House on Tuesday. The improved score is also due to a decrease in the frequency and severity of internet outages in the nation.
“Following four years of deterioration, internet freedom in India improved somewhat over the previous year, as initiatives to bridge the country’s digital divides increased access to the internet. While the government continues to enforce internet shutdowns, their frequency and severity have decreased “Freedom on the Internet 2022 said.
In 2021, India ranked 49th in terms of Internet freedom.
in accordance with report, Legal challenges against legislation allowing the government to restrict online information, such as the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, have resulted in certain powers being limited.
“However, the state continues to censor online information, and Indian internet users face jail for posting anti-government messages. Online misinformation and disinformation are common, and journalists, nongovernmental organizations, and members of marginalized groups continue to face hate speech and online harassment “According to the research.
According to the US government-funded NGO, worldwide Internet freedom has fallen for the 12th straight year, with the biggest declines observed in Russia, Myanmar, Sudan, and Libya.
According to the research, China was the world’s worst environment for Internet freedom for the eighth straight year, while the United States improved modestly for the first time in six years.
“During demonstrations, there were fewer recorded incidences of targeted surveillance and internet harassment than the previous year, and the nation currently ranks tenth worldwide, along with Australia and France. The United States still lacks a comprehensive federal privacy law, and legislators made little progress on other internet freedom legislation “The study was referring to the state of Internet freedom in the United States.
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