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I am super confused. If a user wants to "block" the site, can they not just visit the site ?

by dmode 6y ago

MeinBlutIstBlau 6y ago
That requires you to learn about computers and only technocrats like bezos and Tim cook know that stuff.
permo-w 6y ago
I could be completely wrong, I’m no expert on North Idaho corporate politics; however, my thoughts are that the confusion is arising from your assumption that this is a practical move, rather than a political one
- FireBeyond 6y ago
  Northern Idaho politics are decidedly right wing, white supremacist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryan_Nations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryan_Nations https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/america-by-the-numbers/episodes/episode-103/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/america-by-the-numbers/episodes/epi... https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/post/why-idahos-racist-history-matters-part-2#stream/0 https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/post/why-idahos-racist... https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2012/neo-nazi-builds-north-idaho-compound-replace-defunct-aryan-nations https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/... https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/post/legacy-hate-specter-north-idahos-past-still-haunts-region#stream/0 https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/post/legacy-hate-spect...
vlunkr 6y ago
The email says users didn't want it in their internet "feed," so... this is a load of nonsense. I'm highly skeptical that anyone contacted them about blocking facebook in the first place.
paxys 6y ago
The users in question likely wanted the site blocked for everyone, not just themselves.
PhaedrusV 6y ago
It's like people have never heard the word "boycott"
henryfjordan 6y ago
If you want to browse the web with JS enabled, you'll be making lots of requests to Google and Facebook whether you want to or not (analytics, like/share buttons, etc). The most convenient way to stop them is to run something like a Pi-Hole so that those requests never reach Google/Facebook. An ISP offering that as a service sounds like a nice feature.
- travisr 6y ago
  I would think the people knowledgable enough to know their browser is making requests to FB without actually visiting FB would also be knowledgable enough to block it themselves (with their hosts file, ublock, etc) and not need the ISP to do so.
smsm42 6y ago
Next thing you'd say "if you don't like somebody's tweets, can't you just not read their twitter feed?"! You're treading on dangerous grounds here, comrade.

I am super confused. If a user wants to "block" the site, can they not just visit the site ?

by dmode 6y ago

I am super confused. If a user wants to "block" the site, can they not just visit the site ?

MeinBlutIstBlau 6y ago

That requires you to learn about computers and only technocrats like bezos and Tim cook know that stuff.

permo-w 6y ago

I could be completely wrong, I’m no expert on North Idaho corporate politics; however, my thoughts are that the confusion is arising from your assumption that this is a practical move, rather than a political one

FireBeyond 6y ago
Northern Idaho politics are decidedly right wing, white supremacist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryan_Nations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryan_Nations https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/america-by-the-numbers/episodes/episode-103/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/america-by-the-numbers/episodes/epi... https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/post/why-idahos-racist-history-matters-part-2#stream/0 https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/post/why-idahos-racist... https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2012/neo-nazi-builds-north-idaho-compound-replace-defunct-aryan-nations https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/... https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/post/legacy-hate-specter-north-idahos-past-still-haunts-region#stream/0 https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/post/legacy-hate-spect...

vlunkr 6y ago

The email says users didn't want it in their internet "feed," so... this is a load of nonsense. I'm highly skeptical that anyone contacted them about blocking facebook in the first place.

paxys 6y ago

The users in question likely wanted the site blocked for everyone, not just themselves.

PhaedrusV 6y ago

It's like people have never heard the word "boycott"

henryfjordan 6y ago

If you want to browse the web with JS enabled, you'll be making lots of requests to Google and Facebook whether you want to or not (analytics, like/share buttons, etc). The most convenient way to stop them is to run something like a Pi-Hole so that those requests never reach Google/Facebook. An ISP offering that as a service sounds like a nice feature.

travisr 6y ago
I would think the people knowledgable enough to know their browser is making requests to FB without actually visiting FB would also be knowledgable enough to block it themselves (with their hosts file, ublock, etc) and not need the ISP to do so.

smsm42 6y ago

Next thing you'd say "if you don't like somebody's tweets, can't you just not read their twitter feed?"! You're treading on dangerous grounds here, comrade.