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Political repression of cyber-dissidents is the oppression or persecution of people for expressing their political views on the Internet. Along with development of the Internet, state authorities in many parts of the world carry out mass surveillance through electronic communications, establish Internet censorship to limit the flow of information, and persecute individuals and groups who express "inconvenient" political views in the Internet. Many cyber-dissidents have found themselves persecuted for attempts to bypass state controlled news media. Reporters Without Borders has released a and maintains a roster of currently imprisoned cyber-dissidents.