The middle ground is upholding the principle of net neutrality, with the large transit providers maintaining freedom of information exchange rather than doling out extrajudicial punishments for speech they may deem undesirable.
As soon as a bunch of losers who stalk people for fun get kicked offline they suddenly want to adopt the phrase "net neutrality" for their cause.
People like you are exactly why every rule has exceptions. You're the embodiment of yelling "FIRE! in a crowded theatre".
this lie gets repeated so often and it's disappointing how willing people are to lap it up without an ounce of critical thought.
I think Kiwifarms is (borderline) criminal. Null, the admin of the site, outright said he was ok with users posting stolen financial information, such as Social Security Numbers and Credit cards. Source: https://archive.is/0fOcS . There are many examples of private financial information being posted on the site.
I would describe them as operating with a paper thin layer of "plausible" deniability. Officially you aren't allowed to harass or interact with the targets. But posting their home address, stolen passwords, phone numbers, and information about relatives is all allowed.
But even the rule against interacting with "lolcows" (called "cowtipping") is haphazardly enforced. For example, one user had sex with a "lolcow" and posted photos. The admin explicitly said they would allow the content to remain up: https://archive.is/zYnpK#35%
For those who aren't aware, kiwifarms is a website that was ostensibly something like a gossip forum, but in practice basically ended up being used for cyberstalking and harassment. They would frequently harass and doxx people. Their wikipedia page covers parts of it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwi_Farms
For instance, 18 U.S. Code § 1028 (a)(2) appears to criminalize transfer of identification documents as long as you know it was stolen or unlawfully obtained. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1028
The laws on credit card fraud require "unlawful or fraudulent intent" though. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1644
Even discounting the above, you could imagine why a provider may not want to serve a website that engages in that sort of borderline illegal behavior.
https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-urges-federal-appeals...
Point is that this should apply to all network traffic, including websites where people are there saying things you disagree with.
If whatever they're gossiping about on Kiwi Farms is really that bad, then that's for law enforcement and the courts to sort out, not rogue network engineers with strong opinions.