Global Survey: Internet Access Should Be A Human Right

Source: www.commondreams.org | Original Post Date: November 24, 2014 –

Without Internet accessibility for all, ‘world’s full potential for prosperity and innovation’ will be stifled, think tank says.

An overwhelming majority of Internet users around the world—83 percent—believe that affordable access to the Internet should be considered a human right.

That was among the findings of a survey by the think tank Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and conducted by global research company Ipsos. The results were presented Monday in Ottawa, where the Global Commission on Internet Governance, an initiative by CIGI and Chatham House, is holding a two-day meeting.

“Overwhelming global public support for the idea that access to the Internet should be a human right also shows just how important the Internet has come to freedom of expression…