Posted on 09/26/2007 4:55:11 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
I might have to change my cell phone to Verizon...
What a load of crap. Verizon knows they will get a lot of cancellations if people start getting pro abortion text msgs on their phones.
>>>>“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.”
The issue here is a lot bigger than Abortion, it’s a question of the right of a carrier to control the political content of messages I CHOOSE to receive.
I am happy I have a verizon account for both my mobile and my PC Card!
Finally a major corporation does something right; (usually these days you only hear of bad things coming out of the corporate world..)>!
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“The issue here is a lot bigger than Abortion, it’s a question of the right of a carrier to control the political content of messages I CHOOSE to receive.”
Exactly. This is a bad, bad precedent, people. Think about it - is most of corporate America more likely to censor liberals or conservatives?
We might like the censorship here, but I can assure you, we won’t like it the next time...
FR bans people all the time. They're free to go elsewhere. Verizon's organization, verizon's rules.
WOOOHOOOO — VERIZON! It is a start. I will call them (they are my carrier) and thank them for the start.
I understand the question about what will they choose to NOT allow access next time.... It is a business, where you pay for the services. Would you want to be bombarded by advertising messages? Let alone those that are against your values? Whether their motivation is right, or not....it is a move in the direction of the RIGHT. God has moved governments in the past to do His bidding....why not a cell phone company?
Another side of this coin....how many TEENS have cell phones? Would you want your teen bombarded by NARAL and PP advertisements in text messages? If they (NARAL, PP) were allowed to do that, how far would it go? Where would it stop? I prefer to see this as a VERY POSITIVE thing in the world of so many negatives.
May Verizon continue to make wise decisions that match my values!
The problem is that Verizon would also ban Pro Life text messages if such a group wanted to send them.
“I might have to change my cell phone to Verizon...”
Let’s all do that!!
It’s theit network, not yours not NARAL’s.
“WOOOHOOOO — VERIZON! It is a start. I will call them (they are my carrier) and thank them for the start.”
You realize, don’t you, that under this reasoning Verizon will also ban pro life text messages? Do you still think it’s good?
“I might have to change my cell phone to Verizon...”
Let’s all do that!!”
Will you switch again when they ban pro life messages?
“it is a move in the direction of the RIGHT.”
EXACTLY, and we should support Verizon to send a message to other businesses.
“Will you switch again when they ban pro life messages?”
What makes you think they will do that??
PLUS, some of the other cell phone companies support a left-wing agenda, but not Verizon.
Please do research on the company that you now have.
Thanks.
I don't think that these are "unsolicited" messages. Users have to send a message to NARAL via text message to sign up for these messages from NARAL. Verizon is just not allowing NARAL to use Verizon's network for this purpose. I don't really see a problem with this.
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