ISPs Should Not Police Online Speech – No Matter How Awful It Is

Re:ISPs Should Not Police Online Speech – No Matter How Awfu... by TRiG_Ireland on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @05:48PM (#37314598)

> you can just...walk away from your computer

I take it that (a) your income doesn't depend on your internet presence, and (b) you're reasonably well off. KiwiFarms has done massive damage to people in "the real world", and some people concerned for their safety cannot afford to ignore it. It is a genuine danger.

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Re:ISPs Should Not Police Online Speech – No Matter How Awfu... by brailsafe on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @05:53PM (#37314645)

and people who engage in that sort of activity have in some cases been prosecuted, which is just, but those people didn't do it because the internet exists, they did it because they're monsters.

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Re:ISPs Should Not Police Online Speech – No Matter How Awfu... by Dalewyn on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @05:56PM (#37314677)

There are laws and law enforcement already in place to address bad actors, particularly those who would pose tangible harm upon an individual.

Violating the principle and right of free speech is nothing more than grabbing and abusing power.

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Re:ISPs Should Not Police Online Speech – No Matter How Awfu... by wmf on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @06:33PM (#37315022)

For Internet harassment there basically isn't law enforcement. This needs to change but I'm not sure how.

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