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2024 TOP 10 MOST CENSORED COUNTRIES, INDIA IS ALSO IN THIS LIST

Mario Nawfal

@MarioNawfal
🚨 2024 TOP 10 MOST CENSORED COUNTRIES

The US and UK scored WORSE than Cuba on global censorship indexes, with nations like Brazil and Venezuela joining the ranks for banning X and tightening control over speech…

1. North Korea 🇰🇵
Total government control; no independent media.

2. China 🇨🇳
Great Firewall blocks foreign sites; strict online surveillance.

3. Iran 🇮🇷
Heavy internet filtering; arrests for online dissent.

4. Russia 🇷🇺
Blocks opposition sites; enforces strict media laws.

5. United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Ranked “partially open” in digital freedom; locking up people for mean memes did not help their ranking.

6. Brazil 🇧🇷
Restrictions on X and increasing censorship of online platforms.

7. Venezuela 🇻🇪
Bans on platforms like X and heavy surveillance of digital communications.

8. India 🇮🇳
Internet shutdowns and growing censorship of online platforms.

9. United States 🇺🇸
Accusations of overreach in content moderation and surveillance programs.

10. Cuba 🇨🇺
Limited internet access; state controls media.

Sources: Committee to Protect Journalists, Freedom House, Index on Censorship