Internet Access and Freedom: Constructing and Reacting to Transnational Norms about Internet Diffusion and Use
Journal: CUNY Academic Works (City University of New York)
Year: 2016

This dissertation explores how demands for Internet access have taken shape in the international system and to what degree a right to access or the Freedom to Connect (F2C) can be said to exist. It also studies how states have responded to demands rel­ated to access and Internet penetration. A review of the literature reveals that most work concentrates on violations of users’ rights on the Web and bypasses questions about whether and how users can access this vital piece of technology. Utilizin