Internet Access As Human Right

Internet Freedom: Why Access Is Becoming a Human Right

Indra de Lanerolle | June 1, 2016

When most people think or speak about internet freedom, they are often concerned with the right, for example, to say what you want online without censorship and without being subject to the chilling effects of surveillance.
These kind of freedoms are sometimes called “negative freedoms” or “freedoms from…”. They address the right not to be interfered with or obstructed in living your life. 

Source: https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/freedom-net-2015

<more at https://theconversation.com/internet-freedom-why-access-is-becoming-a-human-right-59125; related articles and links: https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/freedom-net-2015 (Freedom on the Net 2015. 2016) and http://www.tshwane.gov.za/Pages/WIFI.aspx (Second phase of free Tshw​​​ane Wi-Fi launched. June 2, 2016)>