Should full access to the internet be a fundamental right?

Williams12

Is it a fundamental right?

Tikay10

Absolutely not, & I can't think of any single reason why it should. It's a luxury, nobody has the right to luxuries.

If we are talking about fundamental rights, I'd be more concerned about the fundamental rights of civilians in Gaza, Darfur & so many other war-torn places where they have no running water, sanitation, health care, shelter or food. Access to the internet will be the last thing on their minds right now imo.

Tikay10

Good question - as always - by the way @Williams12

And the question does bring into focus what an entitled society we have become.

kapowblamz

The crazy thing is a lot of people would say yes.

rabdeniro

I do think certain groups of people should get free internet, low income pensioners for one.
When you phone NHS, DWP, Utility companies and the likes you are kept waiting for ages then you get a automated message telling to go on their website, also some of these companies do not answer the phone so you have no choice but to use a website.
A lot of people can't afford heating and food nevermind the internet.

Essexphil

It is an interesting question.

Who wants a 10 year old child with unfettered access to por nography?

There is a desperate need for the Internet to operate totally differently for children

HAYSIE

Essexphil said:

It is an interesting question.

Who wants a 10 year old child with unfettered access to por nography?

There is a desperate need for the Internet to operate totally differently for children

Or free access to those that merely spread hate, paedophiles, or those that con old people.

Essexphil

HAYSIE said:

Essexphil said:

It is an interesting question.

Who wants a 10 year old child with unfettered access to por nography?

There is a desperate need for the Internet to operate totally differently for children

Or free access to those that merely spread hate, paedophiles, or those that con old people.

And that is just the Owners!

kapowblamz

What Tony said is right. When there are so many definitively fundamental rights still being taken from beings all over the planet you cannot even debate adding things like computers and phones, let alone internet.

HAYSIE

Essexphil said:

HAYSIE said:

Essexphil said:

It is an interesting question.

Who wants a 10 year old child with unfettered access to por nography?

There is a desperate need for the Internet to operate totally differently for children

Or free access to those that merely spread hate, paedophiles, or those that con old people.

And that is just the Owners!

Ha ha.

rabdeniro

Essexphil said:

It is an interesting question.

Who wants a 10 year old child with unfettered access to por nography?

There is a desperate need for the Internet to operate totally differently for children

Ah would think most families with young kids have the internet, it's up to the parents to monitor the kids.

HAYSIE

rabdeniro said:

Essexphil said:

It is an interesting question.

Who wants a 10 year old child with unfettered access to por nography?

There is a desperate need for the Internet to operate totally differently for children

Ah would think most families with young kids have the internet, it's up to the parents to monitor the kids.

I would agree that parental responsibility seems to be a thing of the past in so many cases.
Although I would say that this has become much more difficult since the internet became accessible from a mobile phone, and youngsters have become more aware, and cleverer than their parents when it comes to their settings.

JammyFker

In some cases the children should be monitoring the Adults

VespaPX

With Governments and businessess/banks etc. moving their services online then it will eventually have to be a right.

VespaPX

VespaPX said:

With Governments and businessess/banks etc. moving their services online then it will eventually have to be a right.

To whoever disagreed, could you please explain how you would survive when everything goes digital, which it will do eventually?

goldon

Everything comes at a price ..... even free love. chuckle !

JammyFker

VespaPX said:

VespaPX said:

With Governments and businessess/banks etc. moving their services online then it will eventually have to be a right.

To whoever disagreed, could you please explain how you would survive when everything goes digital, which it will do eventually?

Never gonna happen

VespaPX

JammyFker said:

VespaPX said:

VespaPX said:

With Governments and businessess/banks etc. moving their services online then it will eventually have to be a right.

To whoever disagreed, could you please explain how you would survive when everything goes digital, which it will do eventually?

Never gonna happen

I hope it doesn't but it will.

It won't need to be a right as it will be compulsory to enable them to usher in their "social credit score, track and trace systems, etc.

JammyFker

VespaPX said:

JammyFker said:

VespaPX said:

VespaPX said:

With Governments and businessess/banks etc. moving their services online then it will eventually have to be a right.

To whoever disagreed, could you please explain how you would survive when everything goes digital, which it will do eventually?

Never gonna happen

I hope it doesn't but it will.

It won't need to be a right as it will be compulsory to enable them to usher in their "social credit score, track and trace systems, etc.

To many people in the world with no access so therefore it cannot happen in theory - Same as a cashless society - We can also never allow either to happen

kapowblamz

It all depends how you're defining fundamental human right and where you are in the world. Take China for instance. Who are we to tell them that their method is incorrect?

Subsidizing internet access in some way, yes, but to call internet access a fundamental human right? I'm not sure about that yet.

HAYSIE

JammyFker said:

In some cases the children should be monitoring the Adults

For sure.