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Canadian Phone Company Selling Porn
westcoaster004 writes "Telus, Canada's second-largest telecommunications carrier has started selling pornography to its cellular subscribers. The service allows subscribers with mobile browsers to purchase both photographic and video adult-oriented content from Telus, at an average of CD$4 per download. Telus decided to introduce the service after noticing that there existed a certain 'segment of the population that is interested in that content' from review of the mobile Web browsing habits of their subscribers 'on an aggregate level.' They are the first telecommunications company in Canada to offer such content. A Telus spokesman said: 'We're fairly certain that if our competitors in Canada haven't launched it, they will soon. Same in the US.'"
I'm hoping ... that this excellent example of free speech will hold up as something for America to follow.
Ma Bell porn? I get this 1911 picture of black plastic, black chords and state sponsored domination. That's kinky but not to my taste.
This violates all sorts of common carrier rules. It's clearly a case of offering a service unrelated to communications. In the US, the carriers are guilty of suppressing their competitors in other services and threatening network neutrality.
Do you really want your telco as a media outlet?
If you get your wish, be prepared for your ability to publish to rocket back to the 12th century, but worse. They will be charging you for access both ways and applying extra surcharges where it would benefit their publishing business. They will own the press and you will be a "consumer". Your ability to publish will be limited to handbills no one will bother to read because only lunatics would be denied permission to publish electronically.
Friends don't help friends install M$ junk.
"there are limits to free speech." You're a complete and utter (oxy)moron.
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Made from the freshest electrons.
> for god's sake ppl. use your head when you talk about free speech. there are limits to free speech. you cant go up to a stranger
> and start insulting him or lie about about some famous person in the newspaper.
Well, actually - you can.
Moron.