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At best the isp actions merit critical support, since they got the right answer but not within a framework of understanding or decision making that ensures their power will be used appropriately in other situations.
e: to go a bit farther, the eff is also right for the wrong reasons. their concerns about censorship are merited, not because that censorship will impinge upon free speech, but because we have no assurance that censorship will be meted out consistent with Juche.
It really is hard to be enthusiastic about this when we know damn well that the right wants to censor queer people on the internet and that it very realistically could be used as part of legal justification to do so. They're already working on it through a few avenues: https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/senator-admits-kids-online-safety
Of course, they'd most likely find a way to do this with or without KF being taken down by ISP or court order, but how the hell am I supposed to find that reassuring?
I agree that it stops at critical support. ISPs are no saints. Nevertheless, the material reality called for actions to be taken by the activists. While I agree the framework is not ideal, it won't change unless we change the system; we live in a world where the line between government and business is blurry, and there will also be constant power struggle between humans (minus fascists) and these monoliths. But I think we should struggle case-by-case, both speculatively and as they arise, instead of basing it on nebulous and generalized ideas of "rights" or "principles".
