ACCESS TO THE INTERNET: IS IT TRULY A RIGHT FOR EVERYONE?

 

 

Hi everyone! Welcome back to our blog.  How are you? I’m fine, I can’t complain. Today we're going to talk about the Internet.

Nowadays everybody uses it and it has become part of our lives, especially in this difficult period for us students (but also for the teachers, of course!).

The access to Internet is a human right. Therefore we urge all states to ensure free access to the network: it’s necessary to obtain the freedom of expression and opinion. One important tool , especially in countries where the media are not independent, as demonstrated by the riots breaking out there, Internet access is part of human rights; moreover, the  internet has become an indispensable means for the achievement of a whole range of human rights.  It helps fight inequity and accelerate the development and progress of each state.

 Freedom of speech and expression should be guaranteed to every human being,  keeping in mind that the internet is revolutionary because, unlike other media such as radio, television and the press, which are based on unilateral transmission of information, it  is an interactive medium that not only allows the sharing of information but also the collaboration for the creation of content.

We should take action and be committed to the issues related to human rights such as social violence and police force killing or the restrictions on freedom of assembly, press, movement, because they can affect   our future life.  All that can hinder us from progressing and and may keep entire populations underdeveloped. I’m truly convinced that the freedom to seek, receive and impart information is not just a fundamental right  , but it is an important means to fight against ignorance illiteracy and political corruption.

All UN member states should remove laws that prevent or restrict the use of the Internet as a legitimate expression online and to authorize those laws introduced to control various information published in the Net by terrorists. The Internet  should be empowered to become an aid or an instrument in the protection and access to other basic human rights such as the right to education and the right to participate in cultural life and enjoy the benefits of scientific progress, and this can contribute to economic growth as well as to  social and political life.

 Do you agree with me or   are there some points  you would disagree on? I’d like to know.  Don’t forget to leave your feedback via comments and to share this post on your social media if you liked it. See ya!

 

GIACOMO, 5sc