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by gabruoy 453 days ago
Then unfortunately the internet will remain a luxury for people who aren’t able to afford the cost. The internet is a product, not a charity or human right.
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Internet access is already expensive and not available in some places. What kind of cost do you think browser will have 10usd/month subscription? Also there can be free versions of it anyway, google doesn’t have to be the company that does it
The UN disagrees
I know GP said internet, but browsers give access to the web, not internet. Does the UN consider internet a human right, or the web?
The internet, although I'm not convinced they can tell the difference. The web is of course part of the internet so both.