 In the "Freedom on the Net 2014" report by Freedom House, Venezuela's internet was ranked as "partly free", with the report stating that social media, apps, political and social content had been blocked, while also noting that bloggers and Internet users had been arrested.The Venezuelan government has been able to partially block internet access to citizens by using a system that allows them to restrict selected content that may threaten their power over the country.“In the 21st century, autocrats have devised specific techniques to put the internet under political control without shutting it down completely.”  By partially blocking the internet, the government has been able to perform a concealed censorship that often affects the opposition.