@JustAGuy2: Only because it makes it more convenient and probably cheaper. They're not spamming. They're sending en masse to people that have requested the content.
]]>Censor, as in, "we'll make it so incredibly onerous for political groups we happen not to like to communicate with people that want to hear from them that, why bother?"
Which, as noted, is exactly what everyone fears that these quasi-monopolies will do by creating tiered internet service.
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So the telecoms won't censor unpopular political speech, only popular political speech that they happen to disagree with.
PHEW! I'm relieved.
Net Neutrality. NOW.
]]>It's a wee bit different (not materially, but a bit), since the issue is access to the auto signup blast texting platform.
If Naral wanted to just send individual texts, it wouldn't have even hit the radar, but they want to buy a service from Verizon that allows them to send messages en masse.
]]>First off, did the text massages have a happy ending? because that would be illegal.
On a serious note, how can they stop texts for content? why should they know what is in our texts? I pay for my texts and they're mine. let me send whatever I want.
]]>The why the heck won't they block spam?
Not that I think they do have to block random text messages just because they disagree with the content. That'd be like Verizon saying that they're blocking calls from that guy I met at the bar because he smokes and would be a bad influence on me.
]]>I think it's more of they provide a service and the customer signed up for something they should receive per their contract with Verizon. It's not Verizon's job to judge what they willingly receive on their phone as long as it's not illegal.
]]>This has big implications for net neutrality. Will they similarly block their customers from accessing websites VZN doesn't like? It's hard for me to see a philosophical distinction between blocking opt-in text messages and blocking web sites.
]]>Text Massages? "the right the block" do you guys even LOOK at what you post? Please. it's far easier to read when you spell correctly. Have a care, please.
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