Internet Freedom in 2017: Rise in Media Manipulation by Governments

It noted that disinformation tactics contributed to a seventh consecutive year of overall decline in internet freedom, as did a rise in disruptions to mobile internet service and increases in physical and technical attacks on human rights defenders and independent media. The tactics used include “bots”, “trolls”, propaganda producers, fake news, paid commentators, harassment of journalists, and more.

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