...nearly 80% of people throughout the world believe it's a fundamental human right. (BBC poll)
Link to March 9 Computerworld post.
Excerpt: The international broadcaster polled more than 27,000 adults in 26 countries and found that 50% "strongly agree" and 30% "somewhat agree" that access to the Internet should be a fundamental right.
Strongest support came from South Korea (95%), Mexico, Brazil, and Turkey (90%).
Concerns:
32%. Online fraud
27%. Violent and explicit content.
20%. Privacy.
6%. State censorship of content.
Link to BBC News "Have Your Say": Is internet access a fundamental human right? (Apparently, none of the people who posted comments was surveyed. Many of the comments reflect a mix of skepticism, disbelief, and derision.)
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