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Uhm. If an ISP has a policy catch-all clause of "We can disconnectThis has been a discussion item in the Swedish ISP business for quite some time (for a reason). The matter is actually a lot more complex than what you say above. First of all, in my opinion (and this seems to be pretty common), a company should be free to choose who they sign contracts and business deals with. In principle, if I believe that a potential customer will end up in financial trouble, if I believe that having him as a client will harm other business relations (out of competitive claims etc) or similar issues, I should be in my full right to deny signing a contract. At the same time, I as an ISP do not want to categorically based on content, ethics, morals etc deny customers or disconnect customers. Especially for content that is judged illegal. If content is illegal that is up to the courts and police to judge and take action on. Now, getting these two claims to work together is the tricky balance. - kurtis -
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