Between 2020 and 2024, the number of new online restrictions worldwide has decreased from 123 to 76. Meanwhile, the number of internet restrictions lasting long and migrating to the next year has increased in the measured period, from 27 in 2020 to 53 in 2024.
Number of new and ongoing internet restriction cases worldwide from 2020 to 2024
Characteristic
New restrictions
Restrictions introduced in earlier years
2024
63
53
2023
76
40
2022
78
35
2021
131
32
2020
123
27
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