Verizon CAUGHT censoring text messages

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[NoSurrenderLeftistPr]

Well there's not much anyone can do legally, (but sue) they can censor a phone call or a text because you are borrowing their service. Since you have to subscribe to get their service and sign a contract they can do almost anything, kinda like Direct-TV can legally keep track of what you watch can send that info to other sources because you have to use their satellites, their equipment, but I don't agree with censorship at all.

[suzukixi]

i can show you a video of my verizon phone saying message failed if i send a text with fuck in it, But sending a text to the same exact person without the word fuck it in.

Will that work for you??

[Kornmang]

Corporations oppressing religion eh? How the tables have turned.

[Gurgle528sevrules1]

@NoSurrenderLeftistPr Depends on what the contract says

[Rytzch]

@NoSurrenderLeftistPr Given the import of cellular communication, and internet communication, to the liberties of free-speech, I don't see how the government can't step in and force 'communications' companies to allow free-speech on their networks in the U.S.. It's not like we have enough other choices of cellular service to be able to write one off as 'religious nutbag only'. Cutting even one cellular provider slack on this opens a huge can of rights-stomping worms.

[HexTest]

@vamoola - Looks like it's time to allow metered pricing so they actually have incentive to improve.

[dannyaq]

uhhh why do they say they got caught censoring that groups text messages, i expected to see evidence clicking on this video. what was the message what was censored?

[vamoola]

@HexTest

"By reserving service to people who aren't spamming."

Did you not read? Censorship does not mean stopping spammers.

"Wow, ISPs could potentially get AHEAD in the market by having state of the art technology to manage it yet they choose not to adopt it."

That costs money. And even if they could, it's apparent that they haven't realized this yet. Look at how many other countries (mostly in Europe) have internet speeds that far exceed ours. The US is a failure in this regard.

[vamoola]

@HexTest

Like the competition that doesn't exist 99% of the time? What about when *all* of them are doing the same thing, knowing that if they stopped, everyone else would, too? This isn't something that corporations do on an individual level.

[HexTest]

@vamoola - There is an even better method of counteracting this called "competition."

[HexTest]

@vamoola - "How exactly does censoring text messages stop bandwidth hogs?"

By reserving service to people who aren't spamming.

"because they never adopt new technology to successfully manage it. Instead they work on maximizing their profit margin."

Wow, ISPs could potentially get AHEAD in the market by having state of the art technology to manage it yet they choose not to adopt it. So much for profit motive... I guess the irony of your statement above speaks for itself.

[vamoola]

@HexTest

How exactly does censoring text messages stop bandwidth hogs? More importantly, the only reason ISPs have such a large problem with bandwidth (or so they say) would be because they never adopt new technology to successfully manage it. Instead they work on maximizing their profit margin.