Google Maps reclassifies the U.S. as a 'sensitive country'

Re:Google Maps reclassifies the U.S. as a 'sensitive country' by Animats on Saturday February 01, 2025 @03:56PM (#42902213)

The Economist maintains a "democracy index" for all countries. "Extent to which citizens can choose their political leaders in free and fair elections, enjoy civil liberties, prefer democracy over other political systems, can and do participate in politics, and have a functioning government that acts on their behalf. It ranges from 0 to 10 (most democratic)."

The US dropped one level in 2016 and never came back. Next update May 2025.

[1] https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/democracy-index-eiu

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Re:Google Maps reclassifies the U.S. as a 'sensitive country' by sureglymop on Saturday February 01, 2025 @04:03PM (#42902293)

I found the democracy index for "the world" interesting. In 2006 it was at 5.5 and in 2023 down to 5.2.

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Re:Google Maps reclassifies the U.S. as a 'sensitive country' by sebazzz on Sunday February 02, 2025 @03:46AM (#42907232)

Not surprising. While there has been some movement in the positive direction (like Syria - though we still have to see how this will last) we see more movement in the other direction like Hungary, Poland (in a lesser extend), etc. No doubt in small part due to social media, allowing fake news and dumb simplicity to spread much more easily beyond the local social bubble.

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Re:Google Maps reclassifies the U.S. as a 'sensitive country' by stevage on Saturday February 01, 2025 @03:59PM (#42902255)

US currently 7.8.

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