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Indicators on Increasing Influence of New Governing Systems

Freedom in the World 2019

The Open Data Barometer

Source: Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2019

Freedom in the World 2019
https://freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/Feb2019_FH_FITW_2019_Report_ForWeb-compressed.pdf (© Freedom House)

Freedom in the World 2019
Source: Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2019

Evolution of freedom in the world 2006-2018
Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2019 (© Freedom House)

Evolution of freedom in the world 2006-2016: number of countries where freedom improved or declined. 
Source: Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2017

Number of social media users worldwide 2010-17 with forecasts to 2021
Statista https://www.statista.com/ (© Statista)

Source: Statista - The statistic portal, (2018), Number of social network users worldwide from 2010 to 2021 (in billions)


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Social network sites worldwide, ranked by number of active users (in millions) as of April 2019
Statista https://www.statista.com/statistics/272014/global-social-networks-ranked-by-number-of-users/ (© Statista)

Social network sites worldwide, ranked by number of active users (in millions) as of April 2018.
Source: Statista - the statistic portal, (2018), Global social networks ranked by number of users

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Reporters Without Borders, The World Press Freedom Index