Internet Access: Survey Says...

...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.)