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 Originally Posted by Poopadoop
It's not a good analogy because it's
Just because the law lags behind the technology does not mean the analogy is not apt. It's actually a rock solid comparison.
1) impossible to monitor all phone conversations;
Why do they have to be monitored? What if they just caught you some other way saying something racist on the phone? They still can't ban you from the phone.
2) AT&T or whoever doesn't have their name associated with whatever goofy shit you say on the phone
How are you arriving at this conclusion?
plus the fact that it's private;
No it isn't. The phone company still prints giant books full of people's names and phone numbers. You can call up a member of the public right now and say "I want you to know that Caitlyn Jenner is a man!". Totally legal. And if they take your phone away for doing that....it's illegal.
3) there are plenty of alternatives to online communication than twitter, facebook, and youtube
Wrong again. There are lots of people who depend on those sites for their livelihood. Banning them, suddenly, with no recourse, for perfectly legal speech is the kind of shit that Stalin could only jerk off to.
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