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Re:Akamai takes Brian Krebs’ site off its servers after ‘rec... by wpietri on Friday September 23, 2016 @06:43AM (#12563575)
Free speech? As an example, criminal conspiracy and solicitation of murder are both crimes of speech, and claiming a "free speech" defense will just make a judge laugh at you.
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Re:Akamai takes Brian Krebs’ site off its servers after ‘rec... by elmin on Friday September 23, 2016 @08:06AM (#12563929)
Yes, but that's a decision for a judge to make, not a private company.
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Re:Akamai takes Brian Krebs’ site off its servers after ‘rec... by wpietri on Friday September 23, 2016 @10:45AM (#12564978)
It is totally a decision for a private company to make. The operative word here being "private". Private individuals have freedom of association; they cannot generally be compelled to associate with people they don't want to.
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