Variable: Freedom on the Net: Violation of Users' rights

QoG Code: (fhn_fotnvur)


Dataset: Freedom on the Net

Description:

Violations of User Rights: Tackles surveillance, privacy, and repercussions for online speech and activities, such as imprisonment, extralegal harassment, or cyberattacks. The score goes from 0 to 100, where 100 represents worst outcomes.

Please note that the values have changed from previous versions of QoG data given that Freedom House now provides a document with the vlaues for all years and these are different for the first years of the score.

Type of variable: Continuous

Downloaded by QoG on: 2026-01-26
Last updated by source: 2025-11-13


Categories:

Media


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Standard Cross-section - 2026 Standard Time-series - 2026 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Standard cross-section: 72
Standard time-series: 72


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This variable has information from the year 2010 to the year 2024