Citing 'censorship' concerns, North Idaho internet provider blocks Facebook, Twitter
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Facebook
Twitter
WIFI
KREM
Consumer Protection Division
the Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Notifications
People
Trump
Joe Biden
Krista Yep
KREM
Brett Fink
Jay Inslee
Brionna Aho
Bob Ferguson
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Idaho
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Locations
SPOKANE
Wash.
North Idaho
Spokane
Washington
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Summary
Because Twitter and Facebook are private companies, their bans on the President do not violate the First Amendment, which protects speech from being limited by the government.Your T1 WIFI's actions, however, could violate Washington state's Net Neutrality law.Your T1 WIFI said it decided to block Twitter and Facebook after the company received several calls from customers about both websites. The service provider said the change would go into effect on Wednesday, Jan. 13.In an email posted to Twitter by a customer, Krista Yep, the company says it was fielding calls from customers asking that the service not display the sites on the internet, and that they didn't want their children to be able to access them.
As said here by Sara Roth