The highest use of computers and the Internet in Europe is recorded in Iceland. According to the World Economic Forum, Iceland has one of the highest rates of social media and internet use in the world. Iceland has some of the latest technology and is a very social country. Digital media and the Internet in general are a necessity in Iceland. The Icelandic parliament, in 2010, launched a new media enterprise that protects free speech. Their goal was to make Iceland a safe haven for the press, reporters, journalists and whistleblowers. Since 1989, Iceland has been connected to the Internet and is one of the most connected countries in the world. The percentage of homes with Internet access in Europe is very high. NORDUnet in Denmark connected Iceland to the Internet for the first time, and a line was created with NORDUnet in Sweden a year later. The link has been constantly updated. The Nordic connection was improved in 1997, when ISnet established a direct connection with Teleglobe in Canada. The connection was upgraded and improved when the line was moved to New York in 1999. Broadband connections were operational by 1998, and by 2006 just under 90% of Icelandic households had access to the Internet. The number of households with high-speed Internet has increased significantly in recent years. In 2007, Seltjarnes, a town in Iceland, became the first village/community in the world where all citizens could access fiber optic Internet service, a method of transferring information from one place to another by directing the rhythms of light through a optical fiber. The cost of accessing the Internet via computer and cell phone is reasonable: a basic Internet subscription costs about $31, and a basic cell phone connection costs about $5.... middle of paper......per media and internet use in the world. It stands above other countries and dominates Internet freedom. I learned a lot about using the Internet and social media while researching and writing this report. Iceland is certainly an impressive and social country. Works Cited Enikeev, Ruslan. "The Internet map.". Ruslan Enikeev, February 11, 2013 Web. March 17, 2014. .Unknown. "Iceland." House of Freedom. One Communications Forum., Unknown. Network. March 17, 2014. < http://www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2013/iceland#.U3lQUvldWSo >.Streitfeld, David. "European Court Allows Users to Delete Records on the Web." New York Times. Unknown, May 13, 2014. Web. March 17 2014. .