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The EFF is arguing that companies should lose their right to withdraw service due to TOS violation, unless the government says it's ok. This is as anti-freedom
by chonkerz 3y ago
The EFF is arguing that companies should lose their right to withdraw service due to TOS violation, unless the government says it's ok. This is as anti-freedom as it gets. What is wrong with them
- sebzim4500 3y agoDo you think your phone company should be able to deny you service if they don't like the things you say on the phone?
- sneak 3y agoAny company should be free to deny you service for any (or no) reason. Consent should be able to be withdrawn by anyone at any time.
- bobsmooth 3y agoAnd what happens when there's only one ISP in your area and they don't like that you post to hackernews and choose not to do business with you?
- sneak 3y agoThen the laws preventing multiple ISPs should be fixed, and the anticompetitive malicious actions of the incumbent monopoly punished as criminal. Starlink is also an option, and soon there will be Starlink competitors too.
- teachrdan 3y agoThis is a very funny response. Elon Musk has shown that he's extremely quick to censor speech on Twitter / X that he personally disagrees with. He also declines to fight government requests to censor speech, as opposed to Twitter prior to his ownership. Starlink is the last place you would be safe from being silenced. https://theintercept.com/2022/11/22/elon-musk-twitter-censor-ddosecrets/ https://theintercept.com/2022/11/22/elon-musk-twitter-censor... https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/twitter-approving-far-more-government-censorship-requests-elon-mus/651599/ https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/twitter-approving-far-...
- chonkerz 3y agoIf I made a lot of unwanted phone calls and people complained to the phone company, they would definitely cut me off. As it should be.