The Internet is becoming less free — more and more so. Freedom House’s annual “Freedom on the Net” report found that in 2021 the rights of Web users declined for the 11th year in a row. The primary threats may seem contradictory, but they’re intertwined: a lack of regulation that enables abuse by powerful technology companies and too-aggressive regulation that is abusive itself.
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Washington Post: The internet became less free this year
A man flashes the V-sign from inside a car while passing the KGB state security committee headquarters in Minsk on Aug. 13, 2020.
