Re: Parler

[mark seery <mark.a.seery () gmail com>]

As with common carriage and net neutrality, the discrimination has to be consistent.

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> On Jan 10, 2021, at 10:15 AM, Haudy Kazemi via NANOG <nanog () nanog org> wrote:
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> Conclusion:
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> Companies are not permitted to discriminate amongst who they will have as a customer on the basis of the racial or 
> sexual orientation (or a number of other bases).
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> Companies are permitted to discriminate amongst who they will have as a customer using other criteria. E.g. "No 
> shirt, no shoes, no mask, no service." Customers who disturb other customers can also get "fired" or banned by the 
> company if they're deemed not worth the trouble...but the reason for doing so must not be illegal itself.
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> Companies who are wary of the law may also be particularly concerned about serving customers who are using (or 
> enabling others to use) the goods and services that company offers in ways that may violate the laws of the 
> jurisdiction the company is under. (In some neighborhoods, Home Depot locks up all the spray paint cans, and limits 
> sales to customers, as part of local anti-graffiti measures.)
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> There are parallels in establishing or ending employment...there are certain reasons that provide a legal basis for 
> hiring or not hiring someone, as well as reasons that provide a legal basis for firing someone.
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> > On Sun, Jan 10, 2021, 10:34 Matt Hoppes <mattlists () rivervalleyinternet net> wrote:
> > While I don’t like it - at the end of the day a private company can make a decision to have or not have a customer 
> > (unless somehow it’s racial or sexual orientation related apparently). 
> >
> > Nothing is stopping Parler from spinning up their own servers. They willingly chose to use AWS.