Internet freedom, what does that mean?

Internet facilitates freedom, but it also makes violations easier. Fundamentally, it's all about an individual's responsibility towards ensuring one's freedom doesn't interfere with other's freedom

Dr. Bob Hoekstra, former CEO of Philips

Freedom is the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint and the state of not being subjected to or affected by something undesirable. That is what the Oxford dictionary says.

In simpler words: I am free if I can do and say what I want and others do not impact me with undesirable stuff.

In Internet terms: I can write and read the information I want and get no spam. I am in control.

Internet brings instant communication and multiplication capability of all information from all people, to all people, in all regions, in all languages and with sound and video.

That gives much more freedom to individuals, as the power to express is much enhanced.

Spectacular are the many sites where people share their knowledge freely and usefully. Wikipedia replaced expensive encyclopedia, affordable to a few only, and made one by all, for all of the same quality, free. YouTube made publication of your music and TED presentations much easier and free.

User groups share information on how to best use your apparatus and fix problems. Political sites show the programs of political parties, and compare their promises and performance.

Smartphones with camera and video capability allow every individual to be a reporter.

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Internet freedom, what does that mean?