Is the internet a basic human right?

Should Internet Access Be a Basic Human Right? [Poll Jul 08, 2016 8 A right to access the Internet | Australian Human Rights While there appears to be no express right of general application to ‘access cyberspace/the Internet’ stipulated in any of the major international human rights instruments,[210] it has been argued at the international level that such access is critical, particularly in terms of the right to freedom of expression, and in the redressing of structural disadvantage. Internet access a fundamental right, Supreme Court makes Jan 10, 2020 A Human Right: Everyone Connected

The Case for Internet Access as a Human Right

The Internet Society believes that people deserve to have their rights protected on the Internet as well as offline. We believe in the power of the Internet to bring all of us closer together. Whether people use the Internet to create powerful apps, find information, buy and sell things, or even just stay in touch with their family and friends — it’s important we all have the freedom to do Isn’t Internet Access a Human Right? | The Better Parent Jul 24, 2019 Free Internet access should be a basic human right: Study

For the Foundation, internet access is affordable if one gigabyte of data costs no more than two percent of average monthly income – currently some 2.3 billion people are without affordable Internet access. Reference: “The Human Right to Free Internet Access” by Merten Reglitz, 11 November 2019, Journal of Applied Philosophy.

Internet access is both a human right and a business