Internet access is ‘a fundamental right’

The BBC survey found that 87% of internet users felt internet access should be the “fundamental right of all people”.

via BBC News — Internet access is ‘a fundamental right’.

This shows fundamental differences in perspective among citizens and politicians. While the majority of users agree that internet access is a right, regulators around the world are attacking it on several fronts: from censorship in Australia, China and Iran to three strikes laws in France and the UK.

It also outlines what governments should be striving for: universal broadband access (I know, Socialism!)

This entry was posted in Blog and tagged , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.

Post a Comment

Your email is never published nor shared. Required fields are marked *

*
*

You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>