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DEFINITION:
Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems.
Values
“per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.
“sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.
“sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.
“sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.
“ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking.
“nd”, no data.
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| COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | No evidence of filtering |
| Albania | |
| Algeria | No evidence of filtering |
| Andorra | |
| Angola | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | |
| Argentina | |
| Armenia | sub |
| Australia | No evidence of filtering |
| Austria | |
| Azerbaijan | Selective filtering |
| Bahrain | Pervasive filtering |
| Bangladesh | No evidence of filtering |
| Barbados | |
| Belarus | Selective filtering |
| Belgium | |
| Belize | |
| Benin | |
| Bhutan | |
| Bolivia | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Botswana | |
| Brazil | |
| Brunei | |
| Bulgaria | |
| Burkina Faso | |
| Burma | Selective filtering |
| Burundi | |
| Cambodia | |
| Cameroon | |
| Canada | No evidence of filtering |
| Cape Verde | |
| Central African Republic | |
| Chad | |
| Chile | |
| China | Pervasive filtering |
| Colombia | No evidence of filtering |
| Comoros | |
| Congo, Republic of the | |
| Costa Rica | |
| Croatia | No evidence of filtering |
| Cuba | nd |
| Cyprus | |
| Czech Republic | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Denmark | No evidence of filtering |
| Djibouti | |
| Dominica | |
| Dominican Republic | |
| East Timor | |
| Ecuador | |
| Egypt | No evidence of filtering |
| El Salvador | |
| Equatorial Guinea | |
| Eritrea | |
| Estonia | |
| Ethiopia | Pervasive filtering |
| Federated States of Micronesia | |
| Fiji | |
| Finland | No evidence of filtering |
| France | No evidence of filtering |
| Gabon | |
| Gambia | |
| Georgia | Selective filtering |
| Germany | No evidence of filtering |
| Ghana | |
| Greece | |
| Greenland | |
| Grenada | |
| Guatemala | No evidence of filtering |
| Guinea | |
| Guinea-Bissau | |
| Guyana | |
| Haiti | |
| Honduras | |
| Hong Kong | |
| Hungary | No evidence of filtering |
| Iceland | |
| India | Selective filtering |
| Indonesia | Selective filtering |
| Iran | Pervasive filtering |
| Iraq | No evidence of filtering |
| Ireland | |
| Israel | No evidence of filtering |
| Italy | No evidence of filtering |
| Jamaica | |
| Japan | |
| Jordan | Selective filtering |
| Kazakhstan | Selective filtering |
| Kenya | |
| Kiribati | |
| Kosovo | |
| Kuwait | Selective filtering |
| Kyrgyzstan | Selective filtering |
| Laos | No evidence of filtering |
| Latvia | No evidence of filtering |
| Lebanon | No evidence of filtering |
| Lesotho | |
| Liberia | |
| Libya | Selective filtering |
| Liechtenstein | |
| Lithuania | |
| Luxembourg | |
| Madagascar | |
| Malawi | |
| Malaysia | No evidence of filtering |
| Maldives | |
| Mali | |
| Malta | |
| Marshall Islands | |
| Mauritania | Selective filtering |
| Mauritius | |
| Mexico | No evidence of filtering |
| Moldova | Selective filtering |
| Monaco | |
| Mongolia | |
| Montenegro | |
| Morocco | No evidence of filtering |
| Mozambique | |
| Namibia | |
| Nauru | |
| Nepal | No evidence of filtering |
| Netherlands | |
| New Zealand | |
| Nicaragua | |
| Niger | |
| Nigeria | No evidence of filtering |
| North Korea | nd |
| Norway | No evidence of filtering |
| Oman | Selective filtering |
| Pakistan | Selective filtering |
| Palau | |
| Panama | |
| Papua New Guinea | |
| Paraguay | |
| Peru | No evidence of filtering |
| Philippines | No evidence of filtering |
| Poland | |
| Portugal | |
| Puerto Rico | |
| Qatar | Selective filtering |
| Republic of Macedonia | |
| Romania | No evidence of filtering |
| Russia | Selective filtering |
| Rwanda | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| Saint Lucia | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| Samoa | |
| San Marino | |
| Saudi Arabia | sub |
| Senegal | |
| Serbia | |
| Seychelles | |
| Sierra Leone | |
| Singapore | No evidence of filtering |
| Slovakia | |
| Slovenia | |
| Solomon Islands | |
| Somalia | |
| South Africa | |
| South Korea | No evidence of filtering |
| South Sudan | |
| Spain | |
| Sri Lanka | No evidence of filtering |
| Sudan | Selective filtering |
| Suriname | |
| Swaziland | |
| Sweden | No evidence of filtering |
| Switzerland | |
| Syria | Pervasive filtering |
| Taiwan | |
| Tajikistan | Selective filtering |
| Tanzania | |
| Thailand | Selective filtering |
| The Bahamas | |
| Togo | |
| Tonga | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Tunisia | No evidence of filtering |
| Turkey | Selective filtering |
| Turkmenistan | Pervasive filtering |
| Tuvalu | |
| Uganda | No evidence of filtering |
| Ukraine | No evidence of filtering |
| United Arab Emirates | sub |
| United Kingdom | No evidence of filtering |
| United States | No evidence of filtering |
| Uruguay | |
| Uzbekistan | Pervasive filtering |
| Vanuatu | |
| Venezuela | No evidence of filtering |
| Vietnam | Pervasive filtering |
| Western Sahara | |
| Yemen | sub |
| Zambia | |
| Zimbabwe | No evidence of filtering |
