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I think what we'll really see in practice is this being used for political purposes, with pressure groups getting ISPs to block so-called "hate" or "extremist"
by WallWextra 8y ago
I think what we'll really see in practice is this being used for political purposes, with pressure groups getting ISPs to block so-called "hate" or "extremist" sites.
The stuff about service tiers seems less likely and less concerning.
- djsumdog 8y agoI think blocking content and net neutrality are mostly totally different issues. (Although content blocking I guess is one subset of NN). It's interesting because, due to free speech laws in the US, ISPs can't really block anything. But they are required to monitor and report people who transfer illegal content: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jan/11/microsoft-employees-child-abuse-lawsuit-ptsd https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jan/11/microsoft... That being said, big tech does have the power to squish people they don't like, as I wrote about a while back: https://fightthefuture.org/article/the-new-era-of-corporate-censorship/ https://fightthefuture.org/article/the-new-era-of-corporate-...
- WallWextra 8y agoWhat are the free speech laws that prevent ISPs from blocking controversial content?