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World Wide Web inventor says Internet should be 'human right'
The computer scientist credited with inventing the World Wide Web says affordable access to the Internet should be recognized as a human right, as a report showed that billions of people still cannot go online and government surveillance and censorship are increasing. Tim Berners-Lee said Thursday the Internet can help tackle inequality — but only if it comes with the rights to privacy and freedom of expression. The Briton, who launched the Web in 1990...
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I'm not sure how it could become a basic human right when it has to be paid for and relatively expensive tools are needed to access it. "Affordable access" is surely defined differently in each culture. How does a third-world inhabitant who deals with hunger and poverty claim his/her right to access the web?