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Freedom on the Net 2023: The Repressive Power of Artificial Intelligence, details how AI is increasing the scale, speed, and efficiency of digital repression.

But when designed and deployed safely and fairly, AI can be leveraged to bolster human rights online. Algorithms being trained against real-world censors in places like China, Iran, and Kazakhstan are uncovering new ways to circumvent state censorship. Designing and enforcing rights-respecting regulatory systems isn’t easy, but the lessons learned from the past decade of deliberations around internet governance provide a roadmap on how to do so. 

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Explore Freedom on the Net 2023

Governments are leveraging automated systems to strengthen their information controls and hone forms of online censorship. Simultaneously, distributors of disinformation have turned to AI tools to blur the lines between reality and deception. Explore Freedom on the Net 2023. 

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How Do Governments Control The Digital Sphere?

 

To track the different ways in which governments seek to dominate the digital sphere, Freedom House monitors their application of nine Key Internet Controls. The resulting data reveal trends in the expansion and diversification of these constraints on internet freedom. Explore this year's data.

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Five Years after Khashoggi Murder, Democracies Must Hold Saudi Regime Accountable 

 

Five years ago, Jamal Khashoggi, a distinguished Saudi activist and journalist living in the United States, was brutally murdered by a hit team carrying out the orders of the Saudi government. Despite an assessment concluding that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the operation, he has faced no meaningful accountability.

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Explore the Freedom on the Net 2023 Map

 



​​​​​​Check out the interactive Freedom on the Net 2023 map, where you can see country scores, Freedom Status, and trends.
 

 
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Upcoming Events

 
Freedom House is hosting, moderating, and/or
participating in various upcoming events.
 
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Freedom on the Net Regional Events

IGF Kyoto 2023 l The State of Global Internet Freedom, Thirteen Years On
Oct. 09, 2023 l Kyoto, Japan 


A Discussion on Freedom on the Net 2023
​​​​Oct. 24, 2023 l 15:00 - 18:00 CEST l Brussels, Belgium 
 
 

Freedom House in the News

 

 AI Chatbots Are Learning to Spout Authoritarian Propaganda
(WIRED)


How Authoritarian Regimes Are Stepping Up Repression Far Beyond Their Borders
(TIME)


Why Western Democracy Faces a Nightmare Made Online​​​​
(POLITICO)

Southeast Asia: Why Is Free Speech Not a Priority?
(Deutsche Welle)

AI 'Supercharges' Online Disinformation and Censorship, Report Warns
(Reuters)
 
 
 
 
 

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