In 2016, the United Nations amended Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) to include ‘access to the Internet as a human right’. This amendment was opposed, with many countries contesting the language choice; that it condemned any measures to disrupt Internet access or hinder sharing of information.
I need not remind you of the events that unfolded late December 2019 through to present day. Access to this resource – the Internet – kept the global engine moving, with a heavier reliance on remote work and online communication driving a dramatic surge in global Internet usage. Digital environments usurped every day in-person interaction, enabling business owners, employees, teachers, students – the fortunate few who had access to the Internet, and other professionals, who now had to minimise their movement but still meet their contractual,…
