Governments around the world have stepped up efforts to control, monitor and censor Internet, according to Freedom on the Net 2013 report by Freedom House, a non-governmental organisation.
Let's take a look at Internet freedom across the globe, including India.
Source: Freedom House
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India
How free? Partly free
Obstacles to access: 15 out of 25 points
Limits on content: 12 out of 35 points
Violations of user rights: 20 out of 40 points
Total score: 47 out of 100 points
Overall rank in Internet freedom: 36 out of 61
"The most significant year-on-year decline was seen in India, which suffered from deliberate interruptions of mobile and Internet service to limit unrest, excessive blocks on content during rioting in northeastern states, and an uptick in the filing of criminal charges against ordinary users for posts on social-media sites," says the Freedom House report.
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Iceland
How free? Free
Obstacles to access: 1 out of 25 points
Limits on content: 1 out of 35 points
Violations of user rights: 4 out of 40 points
Total score: 6 out of 100 points
Overall rank in Internet freedom: 1 out of 61
Iceland tops the list when it comes to Internet freedom.
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Estonia
How free? Free
Obstacles to access: 1 out of 25 points
Limits on content: 3 out of 35 points
Violations of user rights: 5 out of 40 points
Total score: 9 out of 100 points
Overall rank in Internet freedom: 2 out of 61
Estonia has an excellent record when it comes to users having online freedom.
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Germany
How free? Free
Obstacles to access: 4 out of 25 points
Limits on content: 4 out of 35 points
Violations of user rights: 9 out of 40 points
Total score: 17 out of 100 points
Overall rank in Internet freedom: 3 out of 61
Germany has a pretty good record when it comes to limits on content.
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The United States
How free? Free
Obstacles to access: 4 out of 25 points
Limits on content: 1 out of 35 points
Violations of user rights: 12 out of 40 points
Total score: 17 out of 100 points
Overall rank in Internet freedom: 4 out of 61
The United States enjoys unrestricted access to Internet.
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Australia
How free? Free
Obstacles to access: 2 out of 25 points
Limits on content: 5 out of 35 points
Violations of user rights: 11 out of 40 points
Total score: 18 out of 100 points
Overall rank in Internet freedom: 5 out of 61
Australia is ranked fifth when it comes to Internet freedom.
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France
How free? Free
Obstacles to access: 4 out of 25 points
Limits on content: 4 out of 35 points
Violations of user rights: 12 out of 40 points
Total score: 20 out of 100 points
Overall rank in Internet freedom: 6 out of 61
France has more obstacles to access than Australia.
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Japan
How free? Free
Obstacles to access: 4 out of 25 points
Limits on content: 7 out of 35 points
Violations of user rights: 11 out of 40 points
Total score: 22 out of 100 points
Overall rank in Internet freedom: 7 out of 61
Japan puts more limits on content than France.
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Hungary
How free? Free
Obstacles to access: 5 out of 25 points
Limits on content: 8 out of 35 points
Violations of user rights: 10 out of 40 points
Total score: 23 out of 100 points
Overall rank in Internet freedom: 8 out of 61
Hungary has unrestricted access to Internet.
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Italy
How free? Free
Obstacles to access: 5 out of 25 points
Limits on content: 6 out of 35 points
Violations of user rights: 12 out of 40 points
Total score: 23 out of 100 points
Overall rank in Internet freedom: 9 out of 61
Italy has a better record than Hungary when it comes to limits on content.
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The United Kingdom
How free? Free
Obstacles to access: 2 out of 25 points
Limits on content: 6 out of 35 points
Violations of user rights: 16 out of 40 points
Total score: 24 out of 100 points
Overall rank in Internet freedom: 10 out of 61
The United Kingdom has a better record than Italy when it comes to obstacles to access.
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The Philippines
How free? Free
Obstacles to access: 10 out of 25 points
Limits on content: 5 out of 35 points
Violations of user rights: 10 out of 40 points
Total score: 25 out of 100 points
Overall rank in Internet freedom: 11 out of 61
The Philippines is ranked 11th when it comes to Internet freedom.
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Georgia
How free? Free
Obstacles to access: 8 out of 25 points
Limits on content: 7 out of 35 points
Violations of user rights: 11 out of 40 points
Total score: 26 out of 100 points
Overall rank in Internet freedom: 12 out of 61
Georgia scores better than the Philippines when it comes to obstacles to access.
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South Africa
How free? Free
Obstacles to access: 8 out of 25 points
Limits on content: 8 out of 35 points
Violations of user rights: 11 out of 40 points
Total score: 26 out of 100 points
Overall rank in Internet freedom: 13 out of 61
South Africa scores better than Georgia when it comes to obstacles to access.
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Argentina
How free? Free
Obstacles to access: 8 out of 25 points
Limits on content: 10 out of 35 points
Violations of user rights: 9 out of 40 points
Total score: 27 out of 100 points
Overall rank in Internet freedom: 14 out of 61
Argentina scores worse than South Africa when it comes to limits on content.
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Kenya
How free? Free
Obstacles to access: 9 out of 25 points
Limits on content: 7 out of 35 points
Violations of user rights: 12 out of 40 points
Total score: 28 out of 100 points
Overall rank in Internet freedom: 15 out of 61
Kenya scores better than Argentina when it comes to limits on content.
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Ukraine
How free? Free
Obstacles to access: 7 out of 25 points
Limits on content: 7 out of 35 points
Violations of user rights: 14 out of 40 points
Total score: 28 out of 100 points
Overall rank in Internet freedom: 16 out of 61
Ukraine scores better than Kenya when it comes to obstacles to access.
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Armenia
How free? Free
Obstacles to access: 8 out of 25 points
Limits on content: 9 out of 35 points
Violations of user rights: 12 out of 40 points
Total score: 29 out of 100 points
Overall rank in Internet freedom: 17 out of 61
Armenia scores worse than Ukraine when it comes to obstacles to access.
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Nigeria
How free? Partly free
Obstacles to access: 10 out of 25 points
Limits on content: 8 out of 35 points
Violations of user rights: 13 out of 40 points
Total score: 31 out of 100 points
Overall rank in Internet freedom: 18 out of 61
There are some restrictions on Internet freedom in Nigeria.
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Brazil
How free? Partly free
Obstacles to access: 7 out of 25 points
Limits on content: 8 out of 35 points
Violations of user rights: 17 out of 40 points
Total score: 32 out of 100 points
Overall rank in Internet freedom: 19 out of 61
Brazil scores better than Nigeria when it comes to obstacles to access.
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South Korea
How free? Partly free
Obstacles to access: 3 out of 25 points
Limits on content: 13 out of 35 points
Violations of user rights: 16 out of 40 points
Total score: 32 out of 100 points
Overall rank in Internet freedom: 20 out of 61
South Korea scores worse than Brazil when it comes to limits on content.
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Angola
How free? Partly free
Obstacles to access: 15 out of 25 points
Limits on content: 6 out of 35 points
Violations of user rights: 13 out of 40 points
Total score: 34 out of 100 points
Overall rank in Internet freedom: 21 out of 61
Angola scores better than South Korea when it comes to limits on content.
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Uganda
How free? Partly free
Obstacles to access: 11 out of 25 points
Limits on content: 8 out of 35 points
Violations of user rights: 15 out of 40 points
Total score: 34 out of 100 points
Overall rank in Internet freedom: 22 out of 61
Uganda scores worse than Angola when it comes to obstacles to access.
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Kyrgyzstan
How free? Partly free
Obstacles to access: 12 out of 25 points
Limits on content: 10 out of 35 points
Violations of user rights: 13 out of 40 points
Total score: 35 out of 100 points
Overall rank in Internet freedom: 23 out of 61
Kyrgyzstan is ranked 23rd when it comes to Internet freedom.
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Ecuador
How free? Partly free
Obstacles to access: 10 out of 25 points
Limits on content: 11 out of 35 points
Violations of user rights: 16 out of 40 points
Total score: 37 out of 100 points
Overall rank in Internet freedom: 24 out of 61
Ecuador scores better than Kyrgyzstan when it comes to obstacles to access.
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Mexico
How free? Partly free
Obstacles to access: 11 out of 25 points
Limits on content: 10 out of 35 points
Violations of user rights: 17 out of 40 points
Total score: 38 out of 100 points
Overall rank in Internet freedom: 25 out of 61
Mexico scores better than Ecuador when it comes to limits on content.
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