The study called the Internet generally free in 14 countries, including the U.K., Brazil, Ukraine, Italy and Germany, although it found some problems in each of those countries. It rated the Internet in Nigeria, Jordan, Russia, Mexico and Egypt as partly free.

The study found the Internet not free in 13 countries, including China, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Pakistan and Iran.

Freedom House used 50 researchers, many of them in the field, to test Internet freedoms in their countries.

The IDG News Service