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Re:Sci-Hub Is Now on the ‘Uncensorable Web’ by clairity on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @11:20AM (#25748930)
not even non-payment. poor people are disproportionately affected by non-payment cancellations. might be ok if it were means-tested, like only allowing non-payment shut-offs if the customer is above the mean income (even for small businesses).
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Re:Sci-Hub Is Now on the ‘Uncensorable Web’ by jawzz on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @12:45PM (#25750413)
“Poor people are disproportionately affected by not having enough money to purchase things”
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Re:Sci-Hub Is Now on the ‘Uncensorable Web’ by hrktb on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @02:29PM (#25752156)
In a number of countries there are legal provisions to prevent cutting access to vital resources for non payment.

E.g. in winter times booting out renters or cutting heating/electricity is forbidden. Applying the same for internet isn’t far fetched anymore IMO.

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Re:Sci-Hub Is Now on the ‘Uncensorable Web’ by clairity on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @01:15PM (#25750951)
that’s a reductio ad absurdum via tautology, but the effects are wide-ranging and can include freezing/overheating to death (for instance) from not having adequate heating/cooling. that’s inhumane and abhorrent, especially in the richest nations of the world.
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Re:Sci-Hub Is Now on the ‘Uncensorable Web’ by ndiscussion on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @02:14PM (#25751912)
While I agree with you, that's something the US elites decided long ago they don't care about. Chilling, really.
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