Internet freedom takes a hit during global elections, report finds

Update: 2024-11-04

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In case you forgot, we’ve got Election Day tomorrow. But it was also a big year for elections in the rest of the world. About half of the global population is voting in national elections in 2024, and in many countries people have encountered shut down internet, blocked websites or manipulated content online, according to a recent report from the nonprofit Freedom House. Allie Funk leads Freedom House’s technology and democracy initiative, and she told Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino this is the 14th consecutive year the report has documented a decline in human rights online.

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Internet freedom takes a hit during global elections, report finds

Marketplace / Marketplace Tech Staff

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Internet freedom takes a hit during global elections, report finds

Marketplace / Marketplace Tech Staff

Internet freedom takes a hit during global elections, report finds