CC BY 4.0International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)Bothma, Theo J.D.2023-11-242008-05-172023-11-242008-05-17978‐0‐620‐41005‐2https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/3113The 2007 World Report shows that the digital divide is still a serious reality that needs to be tackled by library communities worldwide in the years to come. Significant inequalities in Internet access exist across the international library community which are often exacerbated by the increasing use of filtering software to protect children and safeguard public morality and religious values. The 2007 World Report shows that in many of IFLA’s member countries, intellectual freedom is still very much under pressure, leaving library users unable to fully express their rights to freedom of access to information.enhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Subject::Intellectual freedomSubject::CensorshipSubject::Internet censorshipSubject::LibrariesSubject::Access to informationFlagship PublicationsInternational Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)