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Cyber Charter of Fundamental Rights

There are several of our Rights that we have to fight in cyber space…

I. We have the Right to Link to Us

Before we can talk to each other, we need to get in touch with each other. Hillary Clinton defined free networking as “the idea that government is the people’s access to the Internet, websites or contact the people should not stop themselves.” This principle also a basis for the discussion of network neutrality.

II We have the Right to Express Ourselves Freely

No one may curtail our right to freedom of expression. We recognize that there must be limits.But these limits should be defined as precisely as possible, so we must use in relation to an infringement not necessarily always the lowest common denominator. Freedom is our standard.

III. We have the Right to Speak Our Own Language

The dominance of English on the Internet has diminished as more and more languages and alphabets have arrived in the network. We should welcome this fact. Ethan Zuckerman has however pointed out that we should build our polyglot Internet bridges between the languages.We should both speak our own language and that of others want.

IV We have the Right to Freedom of Assembly

In the American Bill of Rights the right to freedom of assembly and the right to freedom of expression should be separated. The Internet allows that we can organize ourselves beyond institutions and work together. For authoritarian regime which is as threatening as the freedom of expression.