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media="(min-width: 1441px)" type="image/png" width="340" height="200"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/340x200_fp_scale_crop_/public/2024-10/FOTN24_MAP_HERO.png?h=158ec70b&itok=Gb-_RAjt 1x" media="(min-width: 992px) and (max-width: 1440px)" type="image/png" width="340" height="200"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/340x200_fp_scale_crop_/public/2024-10/FOTN24_MAP_HERO.png?h=158ec70b&itok=Gb-_RAjt 1x" media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 991px)" type="image/png" width="340" height="200"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/700x260_fp_scale_crop_/public/2024-10/FOTN24_MAP_HERO.png?h=158ec70b&itok=Ogk658Ax 1x" media="(min-width: 401px) and (max-width: 767px)" type="image/png" width="700" height="260"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/308x182_fp_scale_crop_/public/2024-10/FOTN24_MAP_HERO.png?h=158ec70b&itok=tPNx34d_ 1x" media="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 400px)" type="image/png" width="308" height="182"/> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/308x182_fp_scale_crop_/public/2024-10/FOTN24_MAP_HERO.png?h=158ec70b&itok=tPNx34d_" width="308" height="182" alt="FOTN24" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </article> </div> <h3 class="field field--name-field-header field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item card-title">About the Report</h3> </a> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Freedom on the Net </em>is Freedom House’s annual survey and analysis of internet and digital media freedom around the world.</p><ul><li><a href="/reports/freedom-net/freedom-net-research-methodology" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="5669bcd0-44ab-46e0-8813-95fea67d72b8" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Freedom on the Net Research Methodology"><strong>Research Methodology</strong></a></li></ul></div> </div> </div> <div class="three-up-card"> <div class="paragraph 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" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </article> </div> <h3 class="field field--name-field-header field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item card-title">Explore Country Data & Narratives</h3> </a> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Visit our Countries & Territories page to explore the numerical ratings and supporting country texts for the 72 countries assessed in the <em>Freedom on the Net 2024 </em>report.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <span class="hr"></span> <span class="hr"></span> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--_-up-cta paragraph--view-mode--default unfriendly-block"> <div class="container"> <div class="content-side-padding"> <h2 class="field field--name-field-header field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item card-list">Freedom in the World</h2> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-ctas field--type-entity-reference-revisions 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democratic <span>institutions</span>, and state sovereignty, as well as a disturbing manifestation of global authoritarianism. Freedom House aims to explain the repercussions of these campaigns, and to help policymakers, international organizations, technology companies, and civil society think about how they can respond to protect exiles and diasporas.</p></div> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-link-single field--type-link field--label-above field__item"> <a href="/report/transnational-repression/reports-archive" class="large-button button blue chevron-right one-up-cta-button"> Learn More </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <span class="hr"></span> <span class="hr"></span> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type-content-list paragraph--view-mode-default ds-1col clearfix unfriendly-block"> <div class="container"> <div class="content-side-padding flex-row sm-margin-bottom"> <h2 class="field field--name-field-title field--type-string field--label-hidden card-list no-vertical-margin inline field__item">Special Reports & Analysis</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-link-single field--type-link 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