All monopolies with market power have a responsibility to the public. It's a matter of policy and law. You're right that they don't have a responsibility to ab

All monopolies with market power have a responsibility to the public. It's a matter of policy and law. You're right that they don't have a responsibility to abide by the whims of random spammers, but they also don't have carte Blanche to use their power to regulate the internet as they see fit. The 'it's their product so they can do what they like' line is simply not correct. When they take action like this they need to be scrutinized carefully and we as the public most certainly should debate the merits of their actions and their effect on the internet.