Verizon FiOS to police off-topic postings?

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

If this is accurate, it is outragious. djf



Begin forwarded message:

> From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>
> Date: December 1, 2009 3:34:38 PM EST
> To: nnsquad () nnsquad org
> Subject: [ NNSquad ]  Verizon FiOS to police off-topic postings?

> Verizon FiOS to police off-topic postings?
>
> Slashdot notes an "interesting" (indeed!) change made yesterday to the
> FiOS Acceptable Use Policy, prohibiting "post[ing] off-topic
> information on message boards, chat rooms or social networking sites."
>
> Say what?  Is this a case of a Verizon lawyer with too much time on
> his or her hands?  Or does Verizon now intend to police, prosecute,
> terminate, or otherwise flog and punish users for "irrelevance" in
> postings that users make on sites completely unaffiliated with
> Verizon?
>
> Verizon appears to have elevated simple "off-topic" postings (whatever
> that really means!) to the same level as DDoS attacks, Trojans, spam,
> and libel.
>
> Exactly who is going to determine which "offenders" rise to a level
> suitable for Verizon to slam down the AUP hammer?  Or maybe it's
> really an excuse to provide a new conduit for providing users' IP
> address information to sites that are upset about particular postings?
>
> ISPs should be delivering bits, not playing "off-topic" content cop
> enforcers.
>
> http://bit.ly/6LScLw  (Slashdot)
>
> --Lauren--
> NNSquad Moderator



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