Is internet access a fundamental human right ?

Is internet access a fundamental human right? Depends on how you mean the question.😛

If you mean, "Is internet access such a fundamental right that it must be granted to all," then I answer as follows:

There are extremely few real human rights. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are good for starters and possibly the only ones I'd really stand behind, because, when you get right down to it, those are about all that cannot be granted by any human entity - they can only be taken away.

I know "pursuit of happiness" might encompass internet access in some people's minds, but note that the "pursuit" of happiness only guarantees a chase - not necessarily catching the object. ;) In fact, the pursuit of happiness appears to be predicated on life and liberty in the first place, meaning that those two rights (which do not include the internet) are all that any person has a "right" to (or should need) while in pursuit of the third.

On the other hand, if you mean, "Is internet access such a fundamental right that it must not be restricted," then I'd say to apply the same rules that you'd apply to freedom of the press - as in, the government doesn't owe me a newspaper, but if I can afford to buy one, they also don't need to go around telling me I can't read it.😳

Originally posted by: centurions89

Is internet access a fundamental human right? Depends on how you mean the question.😛

If you mean, "Is internet access such a fundamental right that it must be granted to all," then I answer as follows:

There are extremely few real human rights. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are good for starters and possibly the only ones I'd really stand behind, because, when you get right down to it, those are about all that cannot be granted by any human entity - they can only be taken away.

I know "pursuit of happiness" might encompass internet access in some people's minds, but note that the "pursuit" of happiness only guarantees a chase - not necessarily catching the object. ;) In fact, the pursuit of happiness appears to be predicated on life and liberty in the first place, meaning that those two rights (which do not include the internet) are all that any person has a "right" to (or should need) while in pursuit of the third.

On the other hand, if you mean, "Is internet access such a fundamental right that it must not be restricted," then I'd say to apply the same rules that you'd apply to freedom of the press - as in, the government doesn't owe me a newspaper, but if I can afford to buy one, they also don't need to go around telling me I can't read it.😳

i don't think you can say internet as fundamental rights to human beings as they are backward countries the most obvious are villages in africa where there are still no electricity they do not even know what internet is and they obviously do not need an internet connection. they can live without internet and thus so internet is not a fundamental rights to human beings.

Freedom of communication also part of fundamental human rights, not only internet, Chines govt ban / restricted,other visual media also there😊 .

Rights come with duties/responsibilities right? 😆

no, old people cant use the internet.

Originally posted by: gengarjetty2

no, old people cant use the internet

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We can't yet guarantee all those fundamental human rights to everyone, leave alone talking about adding one to them.😳

Originally posted by: clodpolish

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We can't yet guarantee all those fundamental human rights to everyone, leave alone talking about adding one to them.😳

hey! you made my post look shoddy by removing the full stop 😡😆

Originally posted by: centurions89

I know "pursuit of happiness" might encompass internet access in some people's minds, but note that the "pursuit" of happiness only guarantees a chase - not necessarily catching the object. ;) In fact, the pursuit of happiness appears to be predicated on life and liberty in the first place, meaning that those two rights (which do not include the internet) are all that any person has a "right" to (or should need) while in pursuit of the third.