https://www.ivpn.net/internet-censorship/
The above link is a map of internet censorship and restrictions around the world. Every country with data available is depicted in white pink or red (free, partially free, not free) and countries in grey are not clickable as data was not available for these countries.It is an interesting example because while this is a map, it is not used for traditional mapping purposes such as giving directions. It is instead a comment on rights violations that takes the form of a map, like a creative data visualization.
When you click a country a rundown appears of the country’s stats, like population, internet penetration, freedom on the net, obstacles to access and limits on content. These are portrayed with numerical values. Net to these are Yes or No questions which either have a check mark next to them (if this type of violation occurs in the selected country) or an X if the violation does not occur. For example, has a blogger or ICT user been arrested for political or social writings? Is there a law which allows for censorship or punishment? The list goes on. Russia, a semi free internet country, checks yes to these two questions, although it does not block social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube), there is no law to increase surveillance or restrict anonymity, and there has not been a localized or nationwide ICT shutdown. A free country, like the US, has no checkmarks next to these questions, although the sidebar says that 12/40 user rights have been violated and 4/25 obstacles to access. A Not Free country like China has 19/25 obstacles to access and checkmarks next to almost every rights blocking initiative.
Although this is a map, is it a true example of webmapping? According to the anatomy of web map it is not. Although it has a zoom factor, it does not seem like the amount of tiles increase on each level because there are no more details once you zoom in (you can simply see the same countries closer up). There are no vector layers (as these are only applicable in maps that show you how to get form point A to B).Also, it seems that this map has not been updated since 2012 as the Sudan is only one country (South Sudan is not present on this map). It counts as a slippy map, but most of the additional data is housed beneath the map instead of on the map itself. So it is a web map, but perhaps it is more convenient as a data visualization than as a device for planning trips or looking into people’s houses.