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One Big
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Did freedom decline around
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Freedom
House released their annual Freedom
in the World Report which detailed a huge drop
in human freedoms and civil liberties around the
world. Authoritarian regimes benefitted from the
COVID-19 pandemic by oppressive freedom of speech,
assembly and representation. Freedom of personal
expression faced its biggest decline since 2012 as
authoritarians cut off access to many social media
platforms under the guise of the COVID-19
pandemic. The report also outlined the weakening
of press freedom as media outlets around the world
were restricted and forced to compete with an
unprecedented amount of misinformation. This has
led to a global decline in public trust of the
media – a core tenant of
democracy.
Check out the full
report HERE
See
a country by country analysis HERE
Read
about freedoms in the United
States HERE | |
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Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2021
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Subject: One Big Thing: Did
freedom decline around the world last year?
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