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Freedom House called Armenia a country with free internet in its new report “Freedom of the Net 2013”.

In terms of obstacles to access Armenia got 8 points out of 25, in terms of limits on content – 9 out of 35 and 12 points out of 40 on violation of user rights.

The report says internet access in Armenia has significantly increased over the past few years due to decreased cost of connectivity and improved network coverage. At the same time, however, there have been minimal efforts to improve community access to the internet and digital literacy remains somewhat low, with television remaining the predominant source by which people receive news and information.

The report indicates that since the incident in 2008, following the presidential election, the government has engaged in minimal blocking or deletion of online content.

The neighboring Georgia is also called a country with “free” internet, unlike Turkey, Azerbaijan and Russia rated as “partly free”.

Overall, only 17 countries have “free” internet according to the report. Iceland tops the ranking followed by Estonia, Germany and the U.S.  

 

 

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