Iceland became the world’s best protector of internet freedom, says the Freedom House.
Iceland became the world’s best protector of internet freedom, having registered no civil or criminal cases against users for online expression during the coverage period, according to a report by an internet watchdog.
The Freedom House, an international internet rights group in its report titled ‘Freedom on the Net’ (FoTN) 2019: The Crisis of Social Media said The Iceland boasts enviable conditions, including near-universal connectivity, limited restrictions on content, and strong protections for users’ rights.
However, a sophisticated nationwide phishing scheme challenged this free environment and its cyberSecurity Infrastructure in 2018, it added.
Freedom on the Net is a comprehensive study of internet freedom in 65 countries around the globe, covering 87% of the world’s internet users.
It tracks improvements and declines in internet freedom conditions each year.
