"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. Endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood." Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
When the UN Human Rights formalized in 1948, the Internet was far from being invented and used on a large scale as today. In recent times, the communication on the Internet was far beyond the simple chat between friends. The network was used for political causes.
Not to mention the large number of bloggers arrested, including China, which also restricted the search for content in Google, which led to a crisis that helped bring down Eric Schmidt.
Seeing this scenario, the authoritarian governments cut the Internet, seeking to avoid the mass communication and distribution of anti-government ideas. Other countries that do not live in dictatorships, with plans also are restricting Internet. France and Brazil, for example, use as an argument to protect individuals, property or the fight against terrorism.
The United Nations, concerned about the increasing restrictions on access to the Internet, said network access as a universal right, or disconnect a person from the Internet as punishment is a violation of human rights. Thus access to the internet has status as the right to life and right to freedom.
The UN also states that does not mean that the internet should be a "no man's land." But they must apply the traditional laws that combat prejudice, child abuse and crimes such as theft.
