Information Society Watch

November, 2006, Association for Progressive Communications (APC)

This document by APC presents the Internet Rights Charter which lays out the principal rights that must be recognised with respect to the Internet. The driving force behind the charter is to enumerate a set of guidelines that should be followed by the Internet in order to effectively serve the people as a tool for empowerment to bridge the digital divide, instead of becoming a service which increases social and economic inequalities. The APC charter thus is a first step to the realisation of a democratic Internet which will truly become inclusive and just, providing affordable information and communication capabilities to all.

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