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*If the state decides you're a threat and unplugs you, it could be months or years before you can invoke your legal rights to get reinstated." You've heard of

*If the state decides you're a threat and unplugs you, it could be months or years before you can invoke your legal rights to get reinstated." You've heard of no-fly lists, right? At least there are some protections with governments, in general. With private companies, not only do you get the risk from the government, but whatever censorship the ISP decides to subject you to as well, and you might not have a choice. Luckily, there are some ways around some of the controls - in no small part, by doing regulation or allowing a hybrid system (government owns/maintains infrastructure, leases it to companies, for example)

sneak 6y ago
There was a period of years between when the no-fly list was instituted and when there was a system of relief for people who were placed on it erroneously. This is really just supporting my point that you do NOT want the government involved in the system at all. You still can’t get off of the no-fly list (even if you haven’t been convicted of a crime!) if the government wants you on it and you weren’t listed by accident, “redress number” program or no. Let’s not fuck up ISPs this badly.