#Digitization - Freedom on the Net 2026: Seismic Shifts on the Global #Internet - "The acceleration of digital isolation as a tool of authoritarian governments and the rapid adoption of age-assurance frameworks pose novel challenges, even as the rise of AI services that perform tasks autonomously promises transformative consequences for the internet. Around the world, societies will grapple with questions about how to ensure that people in repressive environments can stay connected, balance the need to build safer online spaces against the right to free expression, and ensure access to reliable information as AI services become more deeply embedded in daily life." - by Kian Vesteinsson - Freedom House is founded on the core conviction that freedom flourishes in democratic nations where governments are accountable to their people https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2026/seismic-shifts-global-internet