Daily Maverick: Sky-high price of SA cellular services has life-threatening consequences

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If you don’t have access online, you increasingly can’t take part in political debate, says Dr Merten Reglitz, a lecturer in Global Ethics at the University of Birmingham.

“At some point, our freedom to associate, our freedom to obtain politically relevant information, free speech, became less valuable, compared to other people who have access to the internet,” says Reglitz.

He believes access to free internet could be key in protecting basic human rights such as life, liberty and freedom from torture. The internet can also hold government and institutions to account, says Reglitz. 

Period20 Dec 2019

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  • TitleDaily Maverick: Sky-high price of SA cellular services has life-threatening consequences
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletDaily Maverick
    Media typeWeb
    Duration/Length/Sizeca. 870 words
    Country/TerritorySouth Africa
    Date20/12/19
    DescriptionDaily Maverick: Coverage of my research on the idea of a human right to free Internet access
    Producer/AuthorShaun Smillie
    PersonsMerten Reglitz