4 ms·
> I mean, look up redlining. Redlining was just short of being explicit. But the racial covenants on home deeds were very explicit: https://depts.washington.
by RajT88 3y ago
> I mean, look up redlining.
Redlining was just short of being explicit. But the racial covenants on home deeds were very explicit:
https://depts.washington.edu/civilr/covenants.htm https://depts.washington.edu/civilr/covenants.htm
There's even crazier shit than that in US history which has led to where we are at now.
- NovemberWhiskey 3y agoRed-lining is based on the inherently-racist premise that Black people moving into an area were likely to result in decrease of property value. What we're talking about here is much simpler, basic economic stuff like "poor people can't afford expensive stuff" which doesn't demand any racial assumptions. EDIT: I don't usually ask about down-votes, but for the people who are down-voting this comment, please explain why I'm wrong. The whole basis of the discussion here is that the 'disparate impact' standard is being used to criticize business decisions that are not based on racial inputs.
- llbeansandrice 3y agoThe difference is that modern broadband internet is more akin so a necessary utility like water or electricity than it is to luxury goods. Further that telecomms have received billions in subsidies to build out infrastructure to these communities and have lobbied against municipal competition. If you put yourself in position of gatekeeper of an essential service then it's reasonable to put a burden on you to do due diligence to make sure that service is equally accessible. Not to mention record profits, so it's not like these giants are hanging on by the skin of their teeth.