According to the 2022 report on internet freedom, 37 percent of internet users worldwide were not provided freedom on online platforms. The share of the global digital population with semi-free internet accounted for 34 percent, while only 18 percent of internet users enjoyed unrestricted access to the net.
Share of online users worldwide with freedom on the internet from June 2021 to May 2022
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Freedom House. (October 18, 2022). Share of online users worldwide with freedom on the internet from June 2021 to May 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248451/share-internet-users-online-freedom/
Freedom House. "Share of online users worldwide with freedom on the internet from June 2021 to May 2022." Chart. October 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248451/share-internet-users-online-freedom/
Freedom House. (2022). Share of online users worldwide with freedom on the internet from June 2021 to May 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248451/share-internet-users-online-freedom/
Freedom House. "Share of Online Users Worldwide with Freedom on The Internet from June 2021 to May 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248451/share-internet-users-online-freedom/
Freedom House, Share of online users worldwide with freedom on the internet from June 2021 to May 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248451/share-internet-users-online-freedom/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Share of online users worldwide with freedom on the internet from June 2021 to May 2022 [Graph], Freedom House, October 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248451/share-internet-users-online-freedom/