We’re sharing an important and inspiring call from the Nantes Citizens’ Watch Collective (CNVC) for a Universal and Constitutional Right to Be Offline.
This manifesto is about freedom of choice. It reminds us that digital connectivity should be an option, not an obligation. Increasingly, we are being forced to interact with apps, chatbots, and automated systems instead of real people, eroding genuine human contact and autonomy.
The authors expose how our “hyperconnected” society affects:
💬 Human autonomy and relationships – Constant screen use undermines memory, attention, and social interaction.
💔 Health – Many people now suffer from electrohypersensitivity (EHS) or electromagnetic radiation syndrome (ERS), while society remains unaware or dismissive.
🌍 Environmental sustainability – Digital infrastructure and data centers devour energy, water, and raw materials, polluting and depleting our planet.
⚖️ Social and economic fairness – Digital dependence widens inequality, exploits workers and children in rare earth mining, and discriminates against those without access or digital skills.
The manifesto warns that the push for universal connectivity through smartphones, digital IDs, and smart systems threatens not only our health and environment but also our freedom, privacy, and democracy itself.
“We will connect when and if, WE, THE CITIZENS, consciously decide to do so.”
This is a call to reclaim our human sovereignty to restore real connection, autonomy, and community. It’s time to defend our right to choose disconnection, to preserve what makes us human.
📄 Read the full manifesto here:
💡 Additional Actions:
◆ Read the EM Radiation Research Trust full submission to the UK Parliament Inquiry:
EM Radiation Research Trust written evidence to Parliament
◆ ✍️ Sign and share Tim Arnold’s official UK petition before 20th November 2025:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/725049
◆ Read Tim Arnold’s full update: Another Brick In The Bridge – Substack
Let’s spark a conversation: Should the right to be offline be recognised as a fundamental human right?