AT&T Denies Censorship, Won't Change Contract 170
Vox writes "As we discussed here a few days back, AT&T's Terms of Service has very broad language giving them the right to terminate the account of any AT&T Internet service customer who criticizes the company. Ars Technica notes that such broad language is not unusual in ISPs' terms of service, and that AT&T told them they won't be changing the contract. A company spokesman said it's not a big deal because they have no intent to censor criticism. AT&T claims to respect its subscribers' right to voice their opinions and says that the contract is aimed at stopping the exploitation of children, and other tangible wrongs. As the article notes, taking the company on faith after the spying scandal is asking maybe a little too much."
Ok (Score:5, Funny)
Time to play the waiting game.
Conversely... (Score:5, Funny)
NO CARRIER
Re:And AT&T calls checkmate (Score:3, Funny)
Blanket surveillance excuse: "We're uhh... stopping the exploitation of children!"
Blanket excuse for a telecommunication company/government entity to do anything and everything it wants: "We're uhh... stopping the exploitation of children!"
Why has this method been so effective for so long? When will the madness end?
Sounds like you have something to hide, or else you wouldn't be complaining.
Re:And AT&T calls checkmate (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Conversely... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Don't worry, we'll never use that option! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Ok (Score:3, Funny)
AT&T, thank you for not disconnecting my service upon reading this post.
Re:Ok (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Don't worry, we'll never use that option! (Score:1, Funny)