Re:Patreon Bars Anti-Feminist for Racist Speech, Inciting Re...
by magduf on Wednesday December 26, 2018 @03:22PM
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>Put in another context, should we get rid of net neutrality because Comcast ought to have the right to decide what content goes over its pipes?
No, we should ban monopolies for one thing, and 2) the whole point of net neutrality is to bring the idea of "common carrier" to the internet. If you provide the transit pathways, you shouldn't get to play favorites.
I'll make an analogy: if you own a public stage, you should have every right to deny access to Nazis who want to use it to publicly promote their viewpoint. However, if you own a train system (which also happens to be a government-granted monopoly and highly regulated as such), you should have no right to restrict the Nazis' travel, as long as they follow the rules and don't create a disturbance; they should be able to buy train tickets just like anyone else. (Now if they attack people on the train, or try to make public speeches on them or in the stations, that's different.)
No, we should ban monopolies for one thing, and 2) the whole point of net neutrality is to bring the idea of "common carrier" to the internet. If you provide the transit pathways, you shouldn't get to play favorites.
I'll make an analogy: if you own a public stage, you should have every right to deny access to Nazis who want to use it to publicly promote their viewpoint. However, if you own a train system (which also happens to be a government-granted monopoly and highly regulated as such), you should have no right to restrict the Nazis' travel, as long as they follow the rules and don't create a disturbance; they should be able to buy train tickets just like anyone else. (Now if they attack people on the train, or try to make public speeches on them or in the stations, that's different.)