Internet access is a basic human right - United Nations

GENEVA - The United Nations Human Rights Council has for the first time endorsed a resolution upholding the principle of freedom of expression and information on the Internet. The announcement reaffirms the critical role that social media networks played in the Arab Spring. In a landmark resolution, the Council’s 47 members states agreed on Thursday that the right should be protected by all nations and access to the Internet should also be guaranteed. Both China and Cuba have attempted to limit access to the Internet in the past but signed on recognizing “the global and open nature of the Internet...