If you’re reading this, you’re one of the 3.6 billion-odd people who use the internet. But an increasingly concerning number of governments are treating access to the internet like a service that can be switched on and off on a whim.
After millions of years of evolution, we have arrived at the point where the development of technology ensures the supremacy of humans to the detriment of most other species. Even so, Nature still applies the “survival of the fittest rule, so the supremacy is not universally beneficial. This means humans have a quality of life that ranges from luxurious to pitiful. Some humans use technology to oppress,others become oppressed through being denied access to technology.
The internet:
Without getting into the debate of the internet with a capital I or a small i, we have seen a widespread tendency of governments depriving their citizens of access to all internet services like the way Brazil Government did to WhatsApp and Cameroon Government did to Web pages to appear in French but not English
Freedom:
In this technology-enabled, communications-networked world, the word “freedom” is integral to the expression of rights. Freedom of association, freedom of speech, freedom from slavery, freedom of access to information… however, inherent in the need to stand united is the requirement to give up some freedom of choice by handing the power of the individual over to the collective leadership.Individuals agree to be constrained by the rules of the community, to adopt standards of behaviour that are limited to the defined norms. They even agree to be punished for stepping outside the boundaries.
l wish to conclude without much into it but a short piece of what needs to be improved and prevented if it has transpired to your Country. Thank you,let's meet again tomorrow.
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