Freedom House has published the 2023 edition of its Freedom on the Net ranking, finding a decline in global internet freedom.
But how should we understand these rankings? What is the 'internet freedom' they measure?
Read the article by @tanyalokot and myself to find out
https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/politics-of-internet-freedom-rankings
@politicalscience #commodon #InternetFreedom #FoTN #FreedomHouse #DigitalRights
Internet freedom rankings are a comparative tool that serves as an evaluative shorthand in decision-making contexts internationally. Understanding their aims and how they define internet freedom, as well as the power relationships within the ranking ecosystem, can reveal a lot about their politics – and their limits.
We adopt a relational approach to explain how & why such a complex landscape of internet freedom rankings has emerged and identify how the ranking organisations’ varying approaches to capturing internet freedom have played a role in defining and legitimating it as a global issue.
#DigitalRights #FoTN #surveillance #Internet #SocialMedia #platforms #IR #rankings #commodon @politicalscience
Freedom House has kicked off promotion for the launch of the 2023 #FreedomOnTheNet ranking on 4 Oct.
As a primer, have a look at our recent article with
@tanyalokot on how competing rankings have shaped global understandings of what internet freedom is (and isn't)
https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/politics-of-internet-freedom-rankings
#DigitalRights #FoTN #surveillance #Internet #SocialMedia #platforms #commodon @politicalscience
Internet freedom rankings are a comparative tool that serves as an evaluative shorthand in decision-making contexts internationally. Understanding their aims and how they define internet freedom, as well as the power relationships within the ranking ecosystem, can reveal a lot about their politics – and their limits.
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