Digital Bill Of Rights

Question 5
Digital Rights and Responsibilities

1.       Freedom – digital citizens have a right to a free, uncensored internet.

2.       Openness – digital citizens have a right to an open, unobstructed internet.

3.       Equality – all digital citizens are created equal in the internet.

4.       Participation – digital citizens have a right to peaceably participate where and how they choose on the internet.

5.       Creativity – digital citizens have a right to create, grow and collaborate on the internet, and be held accountable for what they create.

6.       Sharing – digital citizens have a right to freely share their ideas, lawful discoveries and opinions on the internet.

7.       Accessibility – digital citizens have a right to access the internet equally, regardless of who they are or where they are.

8.        Association – digital citizens have a right to freely associate on the internet.

9.       Privacy – digital citizens have a right to privacy on the internet.

0.   Property – digital citizens have a right to benefit from what they create, and be secure in their intellectual property on the internet.









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