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minus-squareThebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·2 days agoNever forget that during California wildfires less than 10 years ago, first responders were cut off from communications because Verizon cut them off.
minus-squareUriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoI’m glad that incident is getting remembrance now. We’re now seeing how capital control of services is a national security risk. Elon Musk is exhibit A in the case for why the people need to seize the means of production. <Bolshevik chorus swells>
minus-squareAnn Archy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days ago“Oops! It seems you have reached the maximum usage for your plan! Please call a representative to find a plan better suited to your particular usage volume, or text “$5B” to top up with extra credits.”
minus-squarestateofaffairs@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoI just came here to remind folks: https://www.courthousenews.com/verizon-apologizes-for-throttling-firefighter-data-during-wildfire/
minus-squareThebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day ago“Apologizes” Then sets a major marketing campaign (super bowl commercials?) about how supportive they are of first responders.
minus-squarestateofaffairs@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoYep. Rinse, repeat, profit.
minus-squareTaleya@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoThey keep testing the waters with this shit, cut their balls off to stop it
Never forget that during California wildfires less than 10 years ago, first responders were cut off from communications because Verizon cut them off.
I’m glad that incident is getting remembrance now. We’re now seeing how capital control of services is a national security risk.
Elon Musk is exhibit A in the case for why the people need to seize the means of production.
<Bolshevik chorus swells>
“Oops! It seems you have reached the maximum usage for your plan! Please call a representative to find a plan better suited to your particular usage volume, or text “$5B” to top up with extra credits.”
I just came here to remind folks:
https://www.courthousenews.com/verizon-apologizes-for-throttling-firefighter-data-during-wildfire/
“Apologizes”
Then sets a major marketing campaign (super bowl commercials?) about how supportive they are of first responders.
Yep. Rinse, repeat, profit.
They keep testing the waters with this shit, cut their balls off to stop it