Is Social Media A Human Right Or Is Personal Privacy A Greater Human Right? by Gibson Sylvestre

In the age of social media, some say privacy is no longer a right. Do all citizens get to maintain their right to privacy? Is privacy a fundamental human right? Or does one’s “celebrity status” relinquish their right to privacy?

Some people say famous people, celebrities, CEOs, social media personalities, authors, religious figures, and public figures lose their right to privacy. Their argument is that if the celebrity or well-known figure wasn’t famous then they wouldn’t be able to make the money they make. For instance, they say celebrities sell photos of their weddings and photos of their newborns and reap big sums of money — so why should they get privacy? Isn’t that a small price to pay for the fame and fortune?

However, Article 17 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) protects every single human from unwanted and unlawful infringement of personal privacy. The law even states that home dwellings, family members, and person correspondence is protected under law, and currently a process underway to enforce and protect privacy laws.

Recently, the Harper’s Bazaar reported that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle the Duchess of Sussex have been getting scrutinized for their stance on keeping their family life…