Do you agree with Michael Powell that no one has the "right" to internet access?
Yes I do agree with Michael Powell, because being on the internet is a privilege. If you mess up you won't be able to use it anymore. Some people just shouldn't be able to use the internet.
Punishment for rule breaking is not the same. The real world has rights and laws: rights tells us what we can do, laws tells us what we can't do. The Internet has similar rights and laws, such as abuse, cyberbullying, or any illegal use that requires judgment. I shouldn't have to earn my online access when I can just as well lose that access, even if I don't break any rules or laws. Punish the rule breakers, yes, but that doesn't turn the Internet into a privilege because of them; It is still a right for me to access, upload, share, post, and chat online.
Punishment for rule breaking is not the same. The real world has rights and laws: rights tells us what we can do, laws tells us what we can't do. The Internet has similar rights and laws, such as abuse, cyberbullying, or any illegal use that requires judgment. I shouldn't have to earn my online access when I can just as well lose that access, even if I don't break any rules or laws. Punish the rule breakers, yes, but that doesn't turn the Internet into a privilege because of them; It is still a right for me to access, upload, share, post, and chat online.
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