Freedom House has put Russia in 52nd place in the ranking of Internet freedom
The first places in the list are Estonia, Iceland (6 points), Canada (16 points), USA (18 points) and Germany (19 points).
MOSCOW, 14 Nov — RIA Novosti. American human rights organization Freedom House has included Russia in the list of countries with not free Internet.
The new rating, which was assessed 65 countries, the Russian Federation took 52nd place with 65 points, despite the fact that the absolute freedom of the Internet has brought a zero rating.
In the Russian part of the report negatively evaluated all three parameters, the evaluation of which was tallied: Internet access, content restrictions, and violations of user rights. Compared to 2015 year, the rating of the Russian Federation has deteriorated by three points.
Ahead of Russia were such countries as Sudan, Myanmar, Turkey, Libya and Zimbabwe. The first places in the list are Estonia, Iceland (6 points), Canada (16 points), USA (18 points) and Germany (19 points).
Human rights activists say that the state with the freedom of the Internet in the world has deteriorated for the sixth consecutive time.