"Almost four in five people around the world believe that access to the internet is a fundamental right, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests.

"The survey - of more than 27,000 adults across 26 countries - found strong support for net access on both sides of the digital divide.

"Countries such as Finland and Estonia have already ruled that access is a human right for their citizens.

"International bodies such as the UN are also pushing for universal net access."