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AT&T Issues Formal 'Censorship' Apology

Posted by samzenpus on from the just-kidding dept.

netbuzz writes "AT&T this evening has issued new terms of use language that it hopes will cap a firestorm of protest over the original version that appeared to give the company freedom to pull the plug on anyone who had the temerity to criticize AT&T or its affiliates. Whether you believed that threat to be real or overblown, the new language would seem to put the issue to rest."

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  1. Pearl Jam webcast was censored by AT+T by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting

    FYI...

    http://pearljam.com/news/index.php?what=News#195

  2. Re:AT&T respects your right to free speech by The_Mystic_For_Real · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Nobody's born a techie, but some people are too stubborn to evolve/learn. Usually we call them Jehova's Witnesses or bible thumpers.

    So that's the solution? Let most human beings fall victim to the predatory few? What about people who don't have access to technological education? What about people whose only offense was having a credit card?

    Furthermore, what about the artists and programmers whose only crime was releasing their work to the public?

    Look I don't think corporations should act as police, as the mods and responders seem to think I do, what I am saying is that while we all have benefited from the Internet being a modern day Wild West, we are benefiting off the backs of the rest of humanity.

    What if it was the physically strong exploiting the mentally strong, as opposed to the other way around?

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    Thank you.