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> Human rights aren't things people must do, they're things governments must allow the people to do. I agree with you. I think people should be allowed to acce

> Human rights aren't things people must do, they're things governments must allow the people to do. I agree with you. I think people should be allowed to access the internet. That is different from forcing the government to give everyone a network connected computer [one example]. > Actually I think the entire comment is weak... the Internet is not "a network of private systems", ... My point here being that the internet is just a large network. I don't have access to the internal network of a company I do not work for, and I don't think I have a human right to that network. If I get blocked by FB/Twitter/[any site/network] have my "human rights" been taken away? I don't believe so.

freehunter 7y ago
>If I get blocked by FB/Twitter/[any site/network] have my "human rights" been taken away? That's not what "Internet as a human right" means though. It doesn't govern what private companies do. Facebook banning you from their site is not a violation of your human rights. Syria shutting down Internet access nationwide to keep protestors from communicating is a violation of human rights. >That is different from forcing the government to give everyone a network connected computer No one has ever conflated "Internet as a human right" with "governments must give everyone a free computer". Just like "the right to work" as a human right doesn't mean the government has to give you a job. They just can't prevent you from accessing your job, and they can't prevent you from access the Internet.