China has again been ranked as the world’s worst abuser of internet freedom by a rights advocacy group, which also reported the communist regime has long sought to push its repressive model abroad.
“For the eighth consecutive year, China remained the world’s worst environment for internet freedom,” Freedom House said in its latest report published on Oct. 18.
Out of the 70 countries surveyed, the report described China’s internet as “the world’s most repressive.” The Washington-based nonprofit organization found that information about the 2022 Beijing Olympics and the COVID-19 pandemic has been heavily restricted.
Furthermore, the watchdog said the Chinese regime yielded its power over the tech industry through regulation and rules. The authorities drafted rules to punish companies that help internet users to bypass the internet firewall, according to the report….