Freedom House Acknowledgements and Sources Freedom on the Net is a collaborative effort between Freedom House staff and a network of more than 85 researchers, who come from civil society organizations, academia, journalism, and other backgrounds, covering 70 countries. In repressive environments, Freedom House takes care to ensure researchers’ anonymity and/or works with experts living abroad. This report was made possible by the generous support of Amazon, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Dutch Postcode Lottery, Google, the Hurford Foundation, Internet Society, Lilly Endowment Inc., the New York Community Trust, the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL), and Verizon. Freedom House is committed to editorial independence. Our donors do not influence the organization’s research priorities, report findings, or policy recommendations. The Freedom on the Net team expresses their gratitude to the global internet freedom community, including the many individuals and organizations whose tireless and courageous work informs this report. CONTRIBUTORS Freedom House staff • • • • • • • • • • Adrian Shahbaz, Vice President of Research and Analysis Allie Funk, Research Director for Technology and Democracy Jennifer Brody, Deputy Director of Policy and Advocacy for Technology and Democracy Kian Vesteinsson, Senior Research Analyst for Technology and Democracy Grant Baker, Research Analyst for Technology and Democracy Cathryn Grothe, Research Analyst for Middle East and North Africa Matthew Barak, Research Associate Maddie Masinsin, Community Engagement Specialist for Technology and Democracy Rucha Modi, former Research Associate for Technology and Democracy Elizabeth Sutterlin, Research Associate for Technology and Democracy @freedomhouse Amelia Larson, David Meijer, Shannon O’Toole, Tyler Roylance, and Lora Uhlig edited Freedom on the Net. Michael Abramowitz, Gerardo Berthin, Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, Annie Boyajian, Sarah Cook, Yana Gorokhovskaia, Nate Schenkkan, and Lara Shane provided valuable feedback on the summary of findings. Gabriela Ivanova, Tsering Lhamo, Dasha M., Eva Stanley, and Jessica White provided research assistance. Danielle Dougall and Alex Rochefort served as research consultants. Report authors • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Angola: Africa Monitor Intelligence Argentina: Eduardo Ferreyra, independent researcher Armenia: Samvel Martirosyan, Co-Founder of CyberHUB-AM Australia: Samantha Floreani and Lizzie O'Shea, Digital Rights Watch Azerbaijan: Arzu Geybulla, independent researcher Brazil: Artur Pericles Lima Monteiro, Schmidt Visiting Scholar, Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs; Resident Fellow, Information Society Project, Yale Law School; Affiliated Researcher, Constitution, Law & Politics Group, University of São Paulo Cambodia: Sopheap Chak, Cambodian Center for Human Rights Canada: Allen Mendelsohn, McGill University Colombia: Susana Echaverría Medina, El Veinte Costa Rica: Óscar Mario Jiménez Alvarado, Fernando José Martínez de Lemos, Johanna Rodríguez López, Programa de Libertad de Expresión, Programa de Libertad de Expresión y Derecho a la Información (PROLEDI), Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR) Cuba: Ted A. Henken, Baruch College, City University of New York Ecuador: Ana Aguilera A., Susana Cadena V., Emily Fonseca J., Julio López P., Diego Pérez V., Carolina Torres G., and Margarita Yépez V., Fundación Datalat Estonia: Hille Hinsberg and Florian Marcus, Proud Engineers Ethiopia: Atnafu Brhane, Center for Advancement of Rights and Democracy (CARD) France: Théophile Lenoir, University of Milan Georgia: Teona Turashvili, Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) Germany: Matthieu Binder and Paul Ritzka, iRights.Lab Hungary: Dalma Dojcsák, Hungarian Civil Liberties Union freedomhouse.org 43