Re:ISPs Should Not Police Online Speech – No Matter How Awfu...
by tracker1 on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @03:51PM
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How about, "no company shall refuse access to essential infrastructure to anyone because they engage in lawful activity." That's what I think the bar should be on this issue and should include banking and internet services.
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Re:ISPs Should Not Police Online Speech – No Matter How Awfu...
by rhelz on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @04:22PM
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Sounds good to me, but (as another perceptive commentator wrote) we do already have common carrier laws on the books; don't they pretty much cover what is intended here?
Re:ISPs Should Not Police Online Speech – No Matter How Awfu...
by tracker1 on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @04:26PM
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Yes, but I was mostly responding to the "no shirt, no shoes.." portion of the comment, and don't think that common carrier status goes quite far enough in terms of ensuring access. I also think that the status should include banking, and possibly internet hosting providers and services, not just client access.