Who knew that Sweden and Poland would be leading the fight for free speech?

[biggestal99]

@altair1013

“Only illegal content should be deleted from social media. Illegal threats, for example, are just as illegal if they occur on the internet or on the street. Suspensions or removal of content with reference to crime should be subject to review by a Swedish court,”

How bout political forums?

Allan

[UnoURright]

This question needs repeated, IMO.

Furthermore, should Microsoft or Apple have the right to restrict what is sent via their software?

Should AT&T or Verizon be able to restrict content sent via text messages (group or private)?

[Borgia_dude]

@UnoURright

Should AT&T or Verizon be able to restrict content sent via text messages (group or private)?

Now THAT is a really good question.

[WuWei]

@Borgia_dude

I had no idea you were so susceptible to the claims of advertisements.

Pathetically weak. Look at the claim @PurpnGold made.

[WuWei]

@TommyLucchese

Swedish Neo-Nazis and Polish crypto-fascists. Nice company y’all defending.

Up your game.

[WuWei]

@UnoURright

This question needs repeated, IMO.

Furthermore, should Microsoft or Apple have the right to restrict what is sent via their software?

Should AT&T or Verizon be able to restrict content sent via text messages (group or private)?

I wish that was my post.

[WuWei]

If they are going to censor content, why can’t we sue them for it?

[Jezcoe]

@UnoURright

Should AT&T or Verizon be able to restrict content sent via text messages (group or private)?

They do, because of spam

FCC affirms that wireless carriers can block unwanted text messages

[WuWei]

“Unwanted text messages”.

I am blocking numbers, not censoring content. And they do it at my request as their customer.

[gooddad409]

@DMK

@conan

And I don’t recall said poster standing up for that bakers rights.

Bottom line is if the speech is something they approve of only then is free speech.

If they approve it is free speech. If not then it is “Facist” speech.

Their method of “justifying” censureship.

[Jezcoe]

@WuWei

“Unwanted text messages”.

I am blocking numbers, not censoring content. And they do it at my request as their customer.

“ But FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, a Democrat, said the vote means “you no longer have the final say on where your text messages go and what they said. That means your carrier now has the legal right to block your text messages and censor the very content of your messages.””

[vaard]

@UnoURright

This question needs repeated, IMO.

Furthermore, should Microsoft or Apple have the right to restrict what is sent via their software?

Should AT&T or Verizon be able to restrict content sent via text messages (group or private)?

they can and do…

every agreed to it when they accepted the user license agreement…

[UnoURright]

I say let them.

For whatever reason they want.

I’d rather know who does or doesn’t want my business, or who I’d rather use or not use.

No hiding, put it out there for all to see.

[PurpnGold]

@UnoURright

Should AT&T or Verizon be able to restrict content sent via text messages (group or private)?

Yes, they already do this for SMS.

[WuWei]

@Jezcoe

@WuWei

“Unwanted text messages”.

I am blocking numbers, not censoring content. And they do it at my request as their customer.

“ But FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, a Democrat, said the vote means “you no longer have the final say on where your text messages go and what they said. That means your carrier now has the legal right to block your text messages and censor the very content of your messages.””

I have a several step process to go through, it only blocks numbers not content, and I have to do it.

[Jezcoe]

@WuWei

@Jezcoe

@WuWei

“Unwanted text messages”.

I am blocking numbers, not censoring content. And they do it at my request as their customer.

“ But FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, a Democrat, said the vote means “you no longer have the final say on where your text messages go and what they said. That means your carrier now has the legal right to block your text messages and censor the very content of your messages.””

I have a several step process to go through, it only blocks numbers not content, and I have to do it.

Nope.

The telcos have the right to block spam without your consent. They can just do it.

Now is it a good thing? Yep… but they are shaping the traffic on their network and block whatever they want.

So far I have only found one instance where that may have been based on politics (I think that there is plausible deniability that it was) but was quickly reversed.

That doesn’t mean in the future that telcos don’t have the right to do so… because they do.

[PurpnGold]

@WuWei

I have a several step process to go through, it only blocks numbers not content, and I have to do it.

That’s only one way of doing it.

Another way is the carrier does it for you. Your SMS messages are not private.

However if you have and iPhone and use IMessage, your messages are private. Both to the carrier and to Apple (allegedly).

[WuWei]

They aren’t.

[PurpnGold]

@WuWei

They aren’t.

They can and do.

[Guntsu]

The idea that Twitter should be forced to allow anything a user wants to post is falling apart.

Not that it made any sense to begin with honestly…just airing of perceived grievances