Re: Telus within their rights

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Orwell1984 @fdn.com	reply to TKJunkMail Re: Telus within their rights They may be within their rights but I would really hate to see political censorship in this country.Imagine not being able to access a website because your ISP doesn't agree with the view.
Orwell1984 @fdn.com	to forum · permalink · 2005-07-25 09:22:37 ·
TKJunkMail Enjoy the sun Premium join:2002-03-03 Avalon, NJ ·Sprint Mobile Broa.. ·Comcast 1 edit	said by Orwell1984: They may be within their rights but I would really hate to see political censorship in this country.Imagine not being able to access a website because your ISP doesn't agree with the view. Private businesses are under no legal obligation to guarantee free speech. They are, however, in business to make money, so pissing off large numbers of customers isn't in their best interests. So I wouldn't worry about some massive censorship effort. My advice remains the same - don't like it and you're a union member or sympathizer, then switch providers. -- My Web Page Join Red Room Forum
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Orwell1984 @fdn.com	Since I am not Canadian this instance is not really my problem. I am concerned about the possibility of this type of action in the U.S. I do not want to have to pick my ISP base on Thier politics.Also it would probably not be good to have opposing view points unavailable.Believe it or not I have occasionally found my opinions to be wrong.If I only have access to opinions which mirror my own how will I ever become wiser?What if your provider is a flaming liberal and wants to block websites that support conservative points of view.Censorship is bad, be it by a government or a corporation.I Hope that this type of thing never happens here but fear that in our current political climate anything is possible.
Orwell1984 @fdn.com	to forum · permalink · 2005-07-25 10:24:46 ·
Combat Chuck Too Many Cannibals Premium join:2001-11-29 Erie, PA	said by Orwell1984: What if your provider is a flaming liberal and wants to block websites that support conservative points of view. For the most part it wouldn't happen (at least to the point where you wouldn't know it was happening because the fact is a selling point, ie: "family friendly ISP's") because businesses don't want to piss off a good portion of their customers. The wise owner keeps politics as far away from their business as possible. -- Misfits lost in the dryer, take heart Maybe there's a place up in sock heaven.
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