OREANDA-NEWS.  September 27, 2012. For the third straight year, Freedom House's recent survey indicates Estonia has the greatest internet freedom in the world.

Among the 47 nations surveyed in "Freedom on the Net 2012: Shifting Methods of Internet Control", Estonia placed first. Estonia was followed by the United States and Germany. On a scale from 0 to 100 (with 0 being absolute press freedom), the top three received 10, 12 and 15 points respectively.

The biggest problems with internet freedoms are in Iran, where the score was 90; Cuba with 86, China with 85 and Syria with 83.

The report was officially released at Google's Washington office.