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Top 10 Internet-censored countries

USA TODAY

Countries where the Internet is most controlled and speaking your mind on it can get you in serious trouble with the government, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists:

North Koreans work at computer terminals inside the Grand People's Study House in Pyongyang in January 2013.

1. North Korea. All websites are under government control. About 4% of the population has Internet access.

This picture taken by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, standing in the center of the front row, posing for photos with soldiers of the Seoul Ryu Kyong Su 105 Guards Tank Division of the Korean People's Army.

2. Burma. Authorities filter e-mails and block access to sites of groups that expose human rights violations or disagree with the government.

Guards stand at attention during a flag-raising ceremony to mark Burma's 66th Independence Day on Jan. 4.

3. Cuba. Internet available only at government controlled "access points." Activity online is monitored through IP blocking, keyword filtering and browsing history checking. Only pro-government users may upload content.

Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, and Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto, right, review an honor guard at the Revolutionary Palace in Havana on Jan. 27.

4. Saudi Arabia. Around 400,000 sites have been blocked, including any that discuss political, social or religious topics incompatible with the Islamic beliefs of the monarchy.

An image grab taken from the state-run Syrian news channel shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, center, and Syrian Grand Mufti Ahmed Hassun, right, on Jan. 12 attending the al-Hamad mosque in Damascus on the eve of birth anniversary of Islam's Prophet Mohammed.

5. Iran. Bloggers must register at the Ministry of Art and Culture. Those that express opposition to the mullahs who run the country are harassed and jailed.

An Iranian woman visits the shrine of the founder of Iran's Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, at Khomeini's mausoleum on Feb. 1 in a suburb of Tehran during festivities marking the 35th anniversary of his return from exile.

6. China. China has the most rigid censorship program in the world. The government filters searches, block sites and erases "inconvenient" content, rerouting search terms on Taiwan independence or the Tiananmen Square massacre to items favorable to the Communist Party.

A woman views the Chinese social media website Weibo at a cafe in Beijing in this 2012 photo.

7. Syria. Bloggers who "jeopardize national unity" are arrested. Cybercafes must ask all customers for identification, record time of use and report the information to authorities.

Syrians gather with their belongings on the rebel-controlled side of the Bustan al-Qasr checkpoint in Syria's northern city of Aleppo, awaiting to cross to the government controlled side in this Feb. 5 photo.

8. Tunisia. Tunisian Internet service providers must report to the government the IP addresses and personal information of all bloggers. All traffic goes through a central network. The government filters all content uploaded and monitors e-mails.

A woman surfs the web at an internet center in Tunis on the first National Day for Internet Freedom in Tunisia on March 13, 2012.

9. Vietnam. The Communist Party requires Yahoo, Google and Microsoft to divulge data on all bloggers who use their platforms. It blocks websites critical of the government, as well as those that advocate for democracy, human rights and religious freedom.

Vietnam War veterans and others stand in a procession during a ceremony in Hanoi marking the 225th anniversary of the Vietnamese Ngoc Hoi-Dong Da victory over the Chinese Qing army on Feb. 4.

10. Turkmenistan. The only Internet service provider is the government. It blocks access to many sites and monitors all e-mail accounts in Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail.

A ceremony is held for the new presidential palace in Ashgabat, Turkmenistank, in 2011.
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