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

Mario Nawfal

@MarioNawfal
ЁЯЪи 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 speechтАж

1. North Korea ЁЯЗ░ЁЯЗ╡
Total government control; no independent media.

2. China ЁЯЗиЁЯЗ│
Great Firewall blocks foreign sites; strict online surveillance.

3. Iran ЁЯЗоЁЯЗ╖
Heavy internet filtering; arrests for online dissent.

4. Russia ЁЯЗ╖ЁЯЗ║
Blocks opposition sites; enforces strict media laws.

5. United Kingdom ЁЯЗмЁЯЗз
Ranked тАЬpartially openтАЭ in digital freedom; locking up people for mean memes did not help their ranking.

6. Brazil ЁЯЗзЁЯЗ╖
Restrictions on X and increasing censorship of online platforms.

7. Venezuela ЁЯЗ╗ЁЯЗк
Bans on platforms like X and heavy surveillance of digital communications.

8. India ЁЯЗоЁЯЗ│
Internet shutdowns and growing censorship of online platforms.

9. United States ЁЯЗ║ЁЯЗ╕
Accusations of overreach in content moderation and surveillance programs.

10. Cuba ЁЯЗиЁЯЗ║
Limited internet access; state controls media.

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