Democracy advocate Freedom House has published findings that indicate a growing number of governments are forcing tech businesses to comply with online censorship and surveillance. The findings were released as part of the non-profit, non-governmental organisation’s (NGO) annual Freedom on the Net 2021 report [PDF], which found that 48 out of 70 countries covered in the report — which account for 88% of the world’s internet users — have pursued new rules for tech companies on content, data, or competition over the past year.

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