As of 2019, the vast majority of people surveyed in the Netherlands in a survey on global attitudes indicated that they attributed significant importance to the freedom to access the internet without state or government censorship. Close to 75 percent of people surveyed indicated that they considered internet freedom to be very important, while a further 17 percent attributed some importance to uncensored access to the internet.
Opinions regarding the importance of access to the internet without state or government censorship in the Netherlands in 2019
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Very important
70%
Somewhat important
23%
Not too important
5%
Not important at all
2%
Don't know/no answer
1%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%
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This question was phrased by the source as follows: "How important is it to have the following things in our country? Is it very important, somewhat important, not too important or not important at all? f. people can use the internet without censorship."
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Pew Research Center. (October 15, 2019). Opinions regarding the importance of access to the internet without state or government censorship in the Netherlands in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087411/opinions-on-the-importance-of-internet-freedom-in-the-netherlands/
Pew Research Center. "Opinions regarding the importance of access to the internet without state or government censorship in the Netherlands in 2019." Chart. October 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087411/opinions-on-the-importance-of-internet-freedom-in-the-netherlands/
Pew Research Center. (2019). Opinions regarding the importance of access to the internet without state or government censorship in the Netherlands in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087411/opinions-on-the-importance-of-internet-freedom-in-the-netherlands/
Pew Research Center. "Opinions regarding The Importance of Access to The Internet without State or Government Censorship in The Netherlands in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087411/opinions-on-the-importance-of-internet-freedom-in-the-netherlands/
Pew Research Center, Opinions regarding the importance of access to the internet without state or government censorship in the Netherlands in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087411/opinions-on-the-importance-of-internet-freedom-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited April 27, 2025)
Opinions regarding the importance of access to the internet without state or government censorship in the Netherlands in 2019 [Graph], Pew Research Center, October 15, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087411/opinions-on-the-importance-of-internet-freedom-in-the-netherlands/
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