Comment on Apple removes app created by Andrew Tate
jet@hackertalks.com 1 year agoIf you view them as private companies, then they can have opinions and they can’t be forced.
If you view them as utilities, like the water company and the power company, then they have to be forced to provide equal services for equal pay to all people.
It’s up to you to decide which internet infrastructure counts as utility, there’s a lot of debate around that.
I would also like them to self host. I’m not sure they’d get doxed, we know it’s Andrew Tate after all, but they would get DDoSed. Plus his fans tend to be the kind of people who tell you they’re his fans. And they follow him on social media. They’re not exactly hiding
SuddenlyBlowGreen@lemmy.world 1 year ago
To businesses too? Are water and power companies forced to provide services to any and all businesses?
Well, I assume he’s not the only one to participate on his forum or website.
I’m not concerned about the ones that do, I’m concerned about the ones that don’t.
But you wouldn’t know about the ones hiding, because they would be… hiding.
jet@hackertalks.com 1 year ago
Public Utilities are required to provide services to the public without discrimination, or personal agenda. That is why they are utilities.
If the Power company decided it wouldn’t power specific religious buildings because they disagree with that faith, then they would be in violation of the public trust. Lawsuits at the very least, and probably changing the utility company with the local monopoly.