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Global majority say internet is 'fundamental right'
A poll by the BBC World Service showed that four out of five adults in 26 countries believe the internet is a right and should never be regulated
Four of every five adults believe access to the internet is a fundamental right, and more than half believe it should never be regulated, according to a new survey.
In a BBC World Service poll of 27,000 adults in 26 countries, 78 percent of internet users believed the internet is a fundamental right — with particularly strong response in South Korea and China.
Nine in 10 adults said the internet was a good place to learn.
For more on this story, see 78% of adults believe Internet access a fundamental right; 50% want no regulation on ZDNet.com.