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Sending this to the few of my friends who still think Net Neutrality is a bad idea. If blocked porn can't convince them, nothing will.

• ataggart 16y ago
  Because using the police power of the state against otherwise peaceful organizations is more convenient than taking your business elsewhere, and allows you to substitute your preferences for the revealed preferences of other consumers.
  • jarin 16y ago
    Which works great, if the organizations in question don't have a virtual monopoly on what should be considered a public utility. There is no "elsewhere".
    • ataggart 16y ago
      Does O2 have a monopoly on wireless internet access?
      • jarin 16y ago
        The IMCB is a collaboration between Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile, 02, 3 and Virgin Mobile.
        • ataggart 16y ago
          Perhaps I wasn't clear. Does O2 have a monopoly on wireless internet access?
• smiler 16y ago
  It's blocking porn for kids - is that _really_ such a bad thing? Anyone who wants to can unlock it
  • jarin 16y ago
    Blocking porn for kids is great, that's why devices have parental controls. This is an involuntary, arbitrary blocking of content. If you actually read the article, you'd know that they're not just blocking porn sites. They're blocking Google Translate, Jalopnik, a sexual health charity, and anything else THEY deem "indecent".