Those rankings are unscientific and, especially when it comes to Western countries, very political. Placing Hungary above the US for press freedom, for example,

Those rankings are unscientific and, especially when it comes to Western countries, very political. Placing Hungary above the US for press freedom, for example, should be a red flag. http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com//2012/01/26/usa-usa-were-no-47/ http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com//2012/01/26/usa-usa-were... . (I strongly disagree even with the criticism of Occupy arrests. The right to protest is not a license to permanently make camp on private property or public property that's supposed to be available for other use.) Finland has laws that ban "publishing data, an opinion or other statement that threatens or insults a group on basis of race, nationality, ethnicity, religion or conviction, sexual orientation, disability, or any comparable basis. Ethnic agitation is punishable with a fine or up to 2 years in prison, or 4 months to 4 years if aggravated (such as incitement to genocide)" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech#Finland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech#Finland . And as a member of the EU, Finland has to follow the right-to-be-forgotten ruling.