A Digital Citizen’s Bill of Rights

1. Freedom – digital citizens have a right to a free, uncensored internet

2. Openness – digital citizens have a right to an open, unobstructed internet

3. Equality – all digital citizens are created equal on the internet

4. Participation – digital citizens have a right to peaceably participate where and how they choose on the internet

5. Creativity – digital citizens have a right to create, grow and collaborate on the internet, and be held accountable for what they create

6. Sharing – digital citizens have a right to freely share their ideas, lawful discoveries and opinions on the internet

7. Accessibility – digital citizens have a right to access the internet equally, regardless of who they are or where they are

8. Association – digital citizens have a right to freely associate on the internet

9. Privacy – digital citizens have a right to privacy on the internet

10. Property – digital citizens have a right to benefit from what they create, and be secure in their intellectual property on the internet

Declaration

We stand for a free and open Internet.

We support transparent and participatory processes for making Internet policy and the establishment of five basic principles[1]

• Expression: Don’t censor the Internet.
• Access: Promote universal access to fast and affordable networks.
• Openness: Keep the Internet an open network where everyone is free to connect, communicate, write, read, watch, speak, listen, learn, create and innovate.
• Innovation: Protect the freedom to innovate and create without permission. Don’t block new technologies, and don’t punish innovators for their users’ actions.
• Privacy: Protect privacy and defend everyone’s ability to control how their data and devices are used.