Internet freedom
Internet freedom is an umbrella term that encompasses digital rights, freedom of information, the right to Internet access, freedom from Internet censorship, and net neutrality.[1][2][3]
As a human right
Those who support internet freedom as a human right include the United Nations Human Rights Council, who declared internet freedom a Human Right in 2012.[4][5] Eric Sterner agrees with the end goals of internet freedom but thinks that focusing on democracy and other freedoms is the best strategy.[6]
Relatively free internets
J. Goldsmith notes the discrepancies in fundamental rights around free speech that exist between Europe and the United States, for example, and how that impacts internet freedom.[7] In addition, the proliferation in certain kinds of speech that spreads false information and weakens trust in the accuracy of content online remains a topic of concern around internet freedom in all countries.
Relatively unfree internets
Some countries work to ban certain sites and or words that limit internet freedom.[8] The People's Republic of China (PRC) has the world's largest number of Internet users and one of the most sophisticated and aggressive Internet censorship and control regimes in the world.[9] In 2020 Freedom House ranked China last of 64 nations in internet freedom.[10]
See also
- Censorship of Wikipedia
- Free culture movement
- Freedom of information
- Freedom of speech
- Information wants to be free
- Pirate Party
- Public domain
- Steal This Film
References
- ↑ Altman, Alex (2008-02-20). "A Coming Chill Over Internet Freedom?" (in en-US). Time. ISSN 0040-781X. http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1714980,00.html. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
- ↑ Nicks, Denver (March 19, 2014). "Russia's Youth Want Internet Freedom, Widening 'Censorship Gap'" (in en). Time. https://time.com/29255/russias-youth-want-internet-freedom-widening-censorship-gap/. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
- ↑ Paul, Kari (2021-09-22). "Internet freedom on the decline in US and globally, study finds" (in en-GB). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/sep/21/internet-freedom-decline-free-speech-study.
- ↑ Carr, Madeline (November 2013). "Internet freedom, human rights and power" (in en). Australian Journal of International Affairs 67 (5): 621–637. doi:10.1080/10357718.2013.817525. ISSN 1035-7718. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10357718.2013.817525.
- ↑ "Opinion: The Internet As a Human Right" (in en). Time. May 28, 2014. https://time.com/130477/internet-human-right/. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
- ↑ Sterner, Eric R. (2011). "The Folly of Internet Freedom: The Mistake of Talking About the Internet as a Human Right". The New Atlantis (32): 134–139. ISSN 1543-1215.
- ↑ Goldsmith, J. (2018). The failure of internet freedom. Knight First Amendment Institute. Columbia University. https://knightcolumbia.org/content/failure-internet-freedom . Retrieved on 12/3/19.
- ↑ "Promoting Global Internet Freedom: Policy and Technology". https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R41837.pdf.
- ↑ Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. (2010). U.S. Initiatives to Promote Global Internet Freedom. Issues, Policy, and Technology. S.l]: [s.n.]. https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a516461.pdf Retrieved on 12/3/19.
- ↑ Cook, Sarah. "5 Predictions for Beijing's Assault on Internet Freedom in 2021". The Diplomat. https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/5-predictions-for-beijings-assault-on-internet-freedom-in-2021/.
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