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by bilbo0s 2585 days ago
Yeah, but so what?

Companies need censorship to make money. They shouldn't have to lose money simply to satisfy your or my idea of not censoring.

Now the government? Yeah. That's a whole other issue.
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stcredzero 2585 days ago
Yeah, but so what?

Companies need to trample on your human rights to make money.

Now the government? Yeah. That's a whole other issue.

False. Freedom of speech outweighs property rights and the right of corporations' "Freedom of association."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_v._Alabama

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBozijndSLc

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int_19h 2585 days ago
It becomes a political issue when all companies start engaging with it, especially when they do so under external political pressure ("We really don't want to pass a law - how about you self-regulate?").

Consider the situation in Australia, where all ISPs acted in concert to block websites. It's technically not government censorship, but the effect is the same - so any utilitarian rationale behind restrictions on government censorship should apply here equally.

Or maybe this should just be considered a form of illegal cartel.

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