Net censorship spreads worldwide

Repressive regimes are taking full advantage of the net's ability to censor and stifle reform and debate, reveals a new report.

Written by the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) pressure group the report highlights the ways governments threaten the freedom of the press.

The report has a section dedicated to the internet and the growing roster of nations censoring online life. This censorship is practised on every continent on Earth.