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"The right to freedom of expression applies to the Internet, just as it does to other communication media. The international community, as well as national governments, should actively promote universal access to the Internet...States should not adopt separate rules limiting Internet content."

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Article 19: Joint Declaration: Challenges to Freedom in the New Century, by the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, and the OAS Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression, p. 26

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Joint Declaration: Challenges to Freedom in the New Century, by the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, and the OAS Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression

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The right to freedom of expression applies to all forms of media, including the internet.