Comment Re:This writer of the article is a journalistic ko (Score 1) 431
The Merriam Webster definition of censorship is
the institution, system, or practice of censoring b : the actions or practices of censors; especially : censorial control exercised repressively
A private enitity can practice censorship. It used to be that we used to just worry about government censorship because they were the only ones with power enough to block all access. You are correct in one thing though, it is within the rights of the private entity to do this as long as they don't violate a contract.
But we know all the contracts between individuals and large private entities are heavily weighted towards the private entity. So through the laws passed by their lobbying we are handing a lot of power to these private entities.
the institution, system, or practice of censoring b : the actions or practices of censors; especially : censorial control exercised repressively
A private enitity can practice censorship. It used to be that we used to just worry about government censorship because they were the only ones with power enough to block all access. You are correct in one thing though, it is within the rights of the private entity to do this as long as they don't violate a contract.
But we know all the contracts between individuals and large private entities are heavily weighted towards the private entity. So through the laws passed by their lobbying we are handing a lot of power to these private entities.
