Ohio sues Google, seeks to declare the internet company a public utility

Re:Ohio sues Google, seeks to declare the internet company a... by Covzire on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @05:10PM (#27440846)

I'm not aware of any ISP in the US that has terminated a customer's service for perfectly legal political statements.

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Re:Ohio sues Google, seeks to declare the internet company a... by minsc__and__boo on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @10:37PM (#27443628)

Outside of certain protected class situations, Freedom of Association allows anyone to terminate service irregardless of legality of political statements made on their own privately-owned platform.

And no, political stance is not a protected class.

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Re:Ohio sues Google, seeks to declare the internet company a... by pumaontheprowl on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @12:26AM (#27444216)

Hence why Google needs to be made a public utility.

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Re:Ohio sues Google, seeks to declare the internet company a... by minsc__and__boo on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @02:37AM (#27444923)

Except search engines are not a necessary service for the public, which is what a public utility is.

Reclassifying a privately owned business to restrict their freedom of association because you think they threaten your political views is autocratic behavior, not democratic.

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Re:Ohio sues Google, seeks to declare the internet company a... by zerocrates on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @07:08PM (#27442264)

Certainly it has happened on the hosting side: connectivity, domain names, etc.

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