The Human Right to Free Internet Access.
In 2016, the United Nation's General Assembly adopted a non‐binding resolution regarding 'The Promotion, Protection and Enjoyment of Human Rights on the Internet'. At the heart of this resolution is the UN's concern that rights that people have offline must also be protected online. While the UN thu...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Applied Philosophy Vol. 37; no. 2; pp. 314 - 332 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
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