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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.