https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom ... tarianism/
The internet is growing less free around the world, and democracy itself is withering under its influence.
Disinformation and propaganda disseminated online have poisoned the public sphere.
The unbridled collection of personal data has broken down traditional notions of privacy.
And a cohort of countries is moving toward digital authoritarianism by embracing the Chinese model of extensive censorship and automated surveillance systems.
As a result of these trends, global internet freedom declined for the eighth consecutive year in 2018.