Internet access as a human right

Nov 12, 2019

An internet cafe in Istanbul. (UGUR CAN/AFP/Getty Images) A curious op ed appeared in The New York Times recently, titled “Internet Access is Not a Human Right.” In this piece—which I read as I do most news and media, via my computer—Vinton Cerf, a “father” of the Internet, makes an argument that despite the critical role of Information Communication Technologies (the internet) in U.N. Report Declares Internet Access a Human Right | WIRED U.N. Report Declares Internet Access a Human Right. A United Nations report said Friday that disconnecting people from the internet is a human rights violation and against international law. Opinion | Internet Access Is Not a Human Right - The New Jan 05, 2012

Having access to the internet is increasingly considered to be an emerging human right. International organizations and national governments have begun to formally recognize its importance to

Jan 05, 2012 8 A right to access the Internet | Australian Human Rights

A 2014 study commissioned by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) revealed that 83.0% of respondents in 24 countries believe web access is a basic human right. However, governments have fallen well short of delivering Internet connectivity, …

Opinion | Internet Access Is Not a Human Right - The New