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"States should promote and facilitate access to digital technologies, and should not put restrictions on their use for the exercise of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association. Policies and practices should address equal access to the Internet and digital technologies, the affordability, and participation in the digital age for all, so as to bridge the digital divide. "

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UNHRC: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association, para. 70

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Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association

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Internet freedom, including access to online resources and digital tools, should be protected as essential to the exercise of human rights online, with any restrictions based in law, proportionate, and necessary in a democratic society.