Archived Trumps Supreme Court pick, Brett Kavanaugh: ISPs have 1st Amendment right to block websites (arstechnica.com)
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Archived Trumps Supreme Court pick, Brett Kavanaugh: ISPs have 1st Amendment right to block websites (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 475677 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Compare it to another utility, lets say electricity. Should my provider be able to police what devices I power up? Do they have a responsibility to report suspect usage such as the 12/12 light cycle of marijuana grow ops? Smart meters give them the ability to work that out but do they have the right to invade our privacy and assume our guilt or should that be left up to law enforcement entirely?
ISP's should solely provide network access in it's raw form. No favorites, no fast lanes, no bullshit like logging which sites we visit. They should keep a log of who used what IP at what time for law enforcement at most so that if they take down a CP site that also kept a log they can hunt down the pedos but other than that it should be a free for all.
[–] Ghetto_Shitlord 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Unfortunately this does not apply, internet isn't considered a utility in the United States.
[–] B3bomber ago
Yes it is. Originally it absolutely was. Someone paid big money to be deregulated because competition.