Human Rights Watch said the list of sponsors for the resolution is "a rogue’s gallery of some of the earth’s most repressive governments" and "gives countries legal cover for internet blackouts and censorship, while creating the potential for criminalizing free speech."

Governments like China already censor and turn off the Internet during times of civil unrest while doling out ’social credit score’ punishments for those who criticize the state.

The Communist country is also rolling out a plan to force its citizens to pass a facial recognition test to use the Internet. Criticized the authorities? No Internet for you.