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Re:Ohio sues Google, seeks to declare the internet company a... by ggggtez on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @04:54PM (#27440661)
Great point. I can't imagine paying for water, and then having the pipe company ban me, and having no recourse.
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Re:Ohio sues Google, seeks to declare the internet company a... by vletal on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @05:25PM (#27441066)
Not defending Google, but it's because the analogy does not hold. You can be hardly banned from receiving water, because the interaction with it is pretty limited and it does not allow you to directly interact with other individuals.
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Re:Ohio sues Google, seeks to declare the internet company a... by ggggtez on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @06:20PM (#27441801)
That doesn't hold up, because an ISP can ban you for any reason they want. It has nothing to do with interacting with other people.
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