WASHINGTON: Myanmar has tied China for the world's worst record on internet freedom, with declines reported in a number of other countries led by Kyrgyzstan, a study said on Wednesday (Oct 16). The further deterioration in Myanmar, a Beijing ally where the military seized power in 2021 , marks the first time in a decade that any country has matched China for a low score in the Freedom on the Net report. The report by Freedom House, a pro-democracy research group funded by the US Congress but