Press releases

The global press release for the 2014 Web Index can be downloaded:

In English
In Chinese (Traditional)
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In French
In German
In Malay
In Spanish
Other languages coming soon!

A range of visualisations for embedding and reuse can be found at the bottom of this page.

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USA: Lauran Potter + 1 512 814 6681
Rest of World: Dillon Mann + 27 76 238 2313

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Gender

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Neutrality

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Equality

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In the Press

The Web Index 2014 was launched to the public on 11 December. Here are some selected stories from the world’s media:

BBC News: Net is ‘less free and more unequal’, says web founder
Mashable: World Wide Web inventor says Internet should be ‘human right’
Der Spiegel: Webindex 2014-2015: Noch immer 4,4 Milliarden Menschen ohne Internetzugang
O Globo: Relatório mostra aumento da vigilância de governos sobre a internet