Verizon: No Fetus Texting!
The young kids today love to text message. This has caused political action groups to start text-messaging programs to get their message out. For the most part, the politicians and advocacy groups that use texts are liberal. The reason for that is because conservatives are usually too stupid to understand modern technology and they are poor, often only possessing an AM radio.
The National Right to Life Committee, an anti-abortion group, does not have anything to do with text messages. But their counterpart, Naral Pro-Choice America has a very active text-messaging program. Except on Verizon, because the company has rejected Narals request to set up a text-messaging program. Turns out that Verizon doesn't allow controversial or unsavory text messages.
In turning down the program, Verizon, one of the nations two largest wireless carriers, told Naral that it does not accept programs from any group that seeks to promote an agenda or distribute content that, in its discretion, may be seen as controversial or unsavory to any of our users.
PLZ keep ABortIN LEGZ. 4EAE KEWL
Wow, I kind of get what Verizon is saying. That may be the most controversial and unsavory thing I have ever typed. My fingers need a bleach bath. If I had actually texted that, Verizon may have gotten AIDS.
Yet, Verizon has no obligation to accept every political action group that comes along. The First Amendment limits governments but private companies can do whatever the hell they want. What would stop Verizon from restricting text messages, is a threat by all their customers to drop the company if they did not change their policy. But that will never happen, because we live in America, home of the lazy complainer.
This is a very odd decision for a company to make, however. Verizon has decided to forgo profits for
what? So that people wont communicate controversial messages? What the fuck is that? They are a communications company, whose sole purpose is to provide people ways to communicate and to make boat loads of cash. They shouldnt give a shit what those communications are. And yet they do. This is the scary side of our massive corporate controlled world. This is why so many people are concerned about Net Neutrality.
This is right at the heart of the problem, said Susan Crawford, a visiting professor at the University of Michigan law school, referring to the treatment of text messages. The fact that wireless companies can choose to discriminate is very troubling.
Just a bit. Fortunately other wireless companies have accepted the Naral text program. Their customers can get messages from Naral, like this one.
End Bushs global gag rule against birth control for worlds poorest women! Call Congress. (202) 224-3121. Thnx! Naral Text4Choice.
But Verizon customers, who are paying the company to provide them with wireless service, will not get any text messages. Even if they want them. Thankfully, we live in a free market world. All they have to do is break their contract, pay the massive fee and then sign up with another company. That way they can punish Verizon by giving them a big check. Its the free market!
