Sri Lanka has moved up in the global Freedom on the Net 2022 ranking to 48th place from 51 last year, though users found restrictions during the period of June 2021 to May 2022 due to Government attempts to repress online activities related to protests around the economic crisis. Prolonged power cuts in the early part of the year also impacted connectivity. Sri Lanka, which remains partly free in terms of internet freedom, scored 9 marks out of 25 on obstacles to access; 22 out 35 on limits on content and 17 out of 40 in terms of violations of user rights. According to the report, in April 202…
