Dear John,



#GivingTuesday was started to harness the power of social media and the internet to bring about change. While millions have used these tools to do good, Freedom House's recent Freedom on the Net

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report shows how authoritarian governments are using this same technology to disrupt democracy and silence dissent. Donate to Freedom House today

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and help us call out such threats to freedom online.

The internet is the new battleground for democracy. Shaping the flow of information online is now an essential strategy of authoritarians and their supporters to manipulate elections and disturb the democratic transfer of power.

Case in point: in the last year, leaders in more than 30 countries manipulated voters with online influence operations.

Make a gift to Freedom House

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on this #GivingTuesday to help us address the threats to freedom and democracy.

With your support, we will continue our work to document the decline of internet freedom while also defending it. We will stand with advocates in countries around the world to speak up for the rights of internet users and provide emergency assistance to activists recovering from digital attacks.

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Warm regards,

Michael Abramowitz

President



P.S. - According to the latest edition of Freedom on the Net

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, internet freedom has declined for the 9th consecutive year. Your support of Freedom House

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is needed now more urgently than ever.



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