Re:Germany fines YouTube for removing video of anti-lockdown...
by zajio1am on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @09:09PM
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> But you can mostly pick and choose your customers outside of discriminating against a protect class (in the US).
Yes, but this is about Germany and not US, and (AFAIK) consumer protection laws in Europe generally prohibit stores to pick and choose customers arbitrarily.
Re:Germany fines YouTube for removing video of anti-lockdown...
by dec0dedab0de on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @04:03PM
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> Same way that when you open a store you can't pick and choose your customers.
But you can mostly pick and choose your customers outside of discriminating against a protect class (in the US). If you don't want to do business with people with brown hair, no one is stopping you.
"genetic information" is a protected class, so you could not discriminate against anyone based on their natural hair color. You could however ban people with blue hair.
edit: Even if genetic information doesn't work for hair color. "Color" is already a protected class, so it's a moot point.
Re:Germany fines YouTube for removing video of anti-lockdown...
by rhcom2 on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @07:46PM
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I think you're confusing genetic information with phenotype. I don't think the law works like you think: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_Information_Nondiscrim...
But you can mostly pick and choose your customers outside of discriminating against a protect class (in the US). If you don't want to do business with people with brown hair, no one is stopping you.