Internet Access Is a Human Right, Says United Nations

Re:Internet Access Is a Human Right, Says United Nations by roryokane on Friday July 06, 2012 @07:39PM (#4210108)

I don’t think so. With only freedom of speech, the government could still ban access to all foreign-country-hosted read-only sites – sites without commenting or other interactivity. That would include many informational sites and blogs.

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Re:Internet Access Is a Human Right, Says United Nations by SoftwareMaven on Friday July 06, 2012 @07:52PM (#4210145)

And does this prevent that? China and Iran signed on as well.

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Re:Internet Access Is a Human Right, Says United Nations by _delirium on Friday July 06, 2012 @08:03PM (#4210180)

In practice, no, because UN resolutions are only as good as their ability to enforce them, which in the case of general-assembly resolutions basically boils down to no ability, except attempting to shame people who flaunt them. Only a handful of UN organs (e.g. the Security Council and the International Criminal Court) have anything approaching teeth.

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