This section is concerned with how human rights online can be valued and protected in the face of measures that threaten them. If you are student, you should check my books for citation and referencing.

Since 2008, I've been concerned about how free speech and privacy rights can be protected when governments try to legislate for blocking or taking content. The principles of protecting freedom of expression applied then, as now. 

The right to privacy and freedom of expression apply online just as they apply offline. These are very precious rights because as well as protecting individuals, they also protect society as whole. Democracy, culture and access to knowledge are safeguarded because we have these two rights. These rights online are threatened by any proposals to block content or conduct surveillance. Such threats can come from governments or from private corporations.

If you are interested in how Internet freedoms may be influenced by policy, you may like my book The Closing of the Net

If you are interested in copyright policy, you may like my previous books A Copyright Masquerade: How Corporate Lobbying Threatens Online Freedoms and  The Copyright Enforcement Enigma