vpnMentor: This Infographic Shows What Countries Allow You To Do (Legally) Online

Different elements come together to determine a government's desire to restrict access to freely available information. For example, the blanket ban on all internet access in North Korea is strongly related to a fear of its population learning about life outside of its closely guarded borders. Restrictions in China, Taiwan and Vietnam are also political in nature while others such as Syria, Saudi Arabia and Yemen give religious motivations. Yet, the irony of the reasons provided for restricting free online access are made clear when the likes of Ghana, Armenia and Colombia are amongst the countries with the fewest online restrictions.

DUBLIN, 20/06/2017 (informazione.it - comunicati stampa - internet)

Different elements come together to determine a government's desire to restrict access to freely available information. For example, the blanket ban on all internet access in North Korea is strongly related to a fear of its population learning about life outside of its closely guarded borders. Restrictions in China , Taiwan and Vietnam are also political in nature while others such as Syria , Saudi Arabia and Yemen give religious motivations. Yet, the irony of the reasons provided for restricting free online access are made clear when the likes of Ghana , Armenia and Colombia are amongst the countries with the fewest online restrictions.

This infographic of online censorship shows how countries around the world grant access to the internet, as well as a worldwide ranking by country. Have a look at both documents compiled by vpnMentor, to see how the UK ranks in its performance against other countries.