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Oh I simply can't wait until the current 'well actually, its not a free speech since its a corporation" group find that their telephone conversations are filter
by OrangeMonkey 4y ago
Oh I simply can't wait until the current 'well actually, its not a free speech since its a corporation" group find that their telephone conversations are filtered or anytime they try to type certain words into a web browser that their isp drops packets.
We about to speedrun why freedom of speech is important!
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- belltaco 4y agoBad example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_carrier#Telecommunications https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_carrier#Telecommunicati...
- OrangeMonkey 4y agoGreat example - shows that government enforcement of free speech requirements work. I wonder, if this was proposed today, if it would have passed.
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- googlryas 4y agoFreedom of speech: not just the law - it's a good idea too!
- bilekas 4y agoIt's also only related to Government infringement. Not private companies.
- slowmovintarget 4y agoI used to think that too. The problem with that formulation is that corporations control much of what was previously either unregulated or the province of government in the sense of legal restrictions against government power. The public square is the internet these days. Freedom of speech is important enough that speaking in the public square should be protected, even when the square is seemingly owned and operated by a corporation... and probably especially then.
- bilekas 4y ago> The public square is the internet these days. That's a nice idea, but it simply isn't reality.
- googlryas 4y agoMy point was that it isn't just the law, it's a good thing generally to encourage, even if there are no legal requirements to do so.
- bilekas 4y agoI'm not arguing that it's not important, as I said I don't agree with it but when simply accepting all ToS, T&C's without even reviewing them becomes the norm, what do you expect ?