freedom of expression on the Internet is taken for granted by many of us. Around the world, the securities are announcing that the UN adopted a resolution reaffirming the Internet as a human right and condemns any country that blocks certain parts of the Internet for any reason. The non-binding resolution reaffirms the commitment of each country to "resolve Internet security issues in accordance with their obligations to protect freedom of expression, privacy and other human rights online." While more than 70 countries supported this resolution on 'promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights on the Internet, "it is important to note the 17 countries that have campaigned for an amendment that would remove language protecting freedom of expression.
What country do not believe in freedom of expression on the Internet
17 countries are :?
Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burundi, China, Cuba, Republic of Congo, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia. South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela and Vietnam
Completely shut off Internet access is odious as it is; however, we must ensure that we do not get in a mindset where we believe it is OK for the government to cut off access to parts only the Internet. freedom of expression must be absolute or it does not exist. Even large prohibitions, such pornography, for moral or religious reasons, can lead to inappropriate sites takedowns widely used.
Take the story of Tumblr, for example. Tumblr has already dropped under the blocks by Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and China. In some of these cases, the government of the country was the adoption of the bans at the request of third parties that would create lists to fit "the morality of filters." Even without the pretext of religious offense, there are examples of secular governments blocking access to websites everyday pretext to stop terrorism. Remember when India tried to block Github and Archive.org?
Is the resolution of the United Nations anything?
At the end of the day, this is just a non-binding resolution. Even in such a discussion with the United Nations as a forum, some countries have shown their true selves. They are opposed to classify open access to the Internet as a fundamental human right because they want to continue to control their population. The governments of other countries could end up censoring access to certain corners of the internet. In fact, one of the countries that sponsored the initiative with the United States, Turkey, is one of the most heinous of open Internet violators. Voting for the resolution clearly means nothing; we find countries will eventually adopt laws to guarantee freedom of expression on the Internet as a basic human right.
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