Entrusting our speech to multiple different corporate actors is always risky. Yet given how most of the internet is currently structured, our online expression largely depends on a set of private companies ranging from our direct Internet service providers and platforms, to upstream ISPs (sometimes...
And some people want their ISPs not to carry some things. For example, maybe they think their grocery stores shouldn’t carry hard-core pornography.
Wouldn’t it be better if people who wanted no filters could choose that option, and people who didn’t could choose a filtered option?
Those people are confused.
Soup sandwich.
They’re not confused, they know what they want. You’re confused because you think there’s a problem if they get what they want.
Lots of people want things that can’t work.
Soup. Sandwich.
And this is something that can work, you just like sticking your fingers in your ears and going “la la la la” instead of admitting it.
Oh sorry, am I the one making glib assertions, while you explain yourself? No. I’m the one apparently baited into rubbing your nose in what a bad idea this is. The first time you didn’t even acknowledge it was there.
Say something more than “yes huh” or get the fuck out of my inbox.
I’m still waiting for you to give any reason other than stamping your feet and saying “no” for why an ISP can’t offer additional services beyond the core one of delivering packets.
I told you six times.
Troll harder.
Sure, buddy.