Please login or sign up to post and edit reviews.
Internet freedom takes a hit during global elections, report finds
Publisher |
Marketplace
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Business
News
Publication Date |
Nov 04, 2024
Episode Duration |
00:13:54

In case you forgot, we’ve got Election Day tomorrow. But it was also a big year for elections in the rest of the world. About half of the global population is voting in national elections in 2024, and in many countries people have encountered shut down internet, blocked websites or manipulated content online, according to a recent report from the nonprofit Freedom House. Allie Funk leads Freedom House’s technology and democracy initiative, and she told Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino this is the 14th consecutive year the report has documented a decline in human rights online.

This episode currently has no reviews.

Submit Review
This episode could use a review!

This episode could use a review! Have anything to say about it? Share your thoughts using the button below.

Submit Review