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Re:Internet access is now a basic human right (2016) by burkaman on Wednesday August 30, 2017 @01:24PM (#15134053)
Who do you imagine you're talking to?
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Re:Internet access is now a basic human right (2016) by AmIFirstToThink on Wednesday August 30, 2017 @02:12PM (#15134539)
A UN diplomat who is negotiating laws.

Am I wrong?

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Re:Internet access is now a basic human right (2016) by burkaman on Wednesday August 30, 2017 @03:20PM (#15135076)
I don't know, but negotiating laws and charging corporations are very different things.
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Re:Internet access is now a basic human right (2016) by AmIFirstToThink on Wednesday August 30, 2017 @03:40PM (#15135263)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15133942

The person said that she/he was a Diplomat who negotiated this law.

>negotiating laws and charging corporations are very different things.

I agree. UN is toothless in enforcing anything, it is just grandstanding anyway. That was the point of my question, when do they propose on doing something about the corporations who invalidate the rights to speech. To show just that.

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Re:Internet access is now a basic human right (2016) by and0 on Wednesday August 30, 2017 @01:35PM (#15134157)
This person is blowing up the net neutrality thread with the same insanity.
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