Shocker! The more people use the Internet, the less they like Web censorship

According the Pew Research Center, Internet usage and support for net freedom share a close relationship -- no matter where you live. The more of a country's population that's connected to the Web, the more likely it is that they'll support ending government controls.

This is truest in Latin American countries like Chile and Argentina, where a majority of people are online. Unsurprisingly, places that are still lacking in connectivity don't seem to care as much.

Support for Internet openness says nothing about the actual conditions in-country, which is arguably the more important metric. And the reality is somewhat depressing. Internet usage may be a factor in determining support for a free and open Internet. But its connection to actual Internet freedom is not so clear.