Verizon FiOS Defends Porn as a “Tremendous Benefit To Consumers”-Truth!
Summary of eRumor:
Allegations that the FiOS internet department of Verizon defended its stand on pornography by saying that they are bringing a “tremendous benefit to customers.”
The Truth:
This is true according March 20, 2014 article by Fox News that said “Broadband and telecommunications giant Verizon is under fire for defending its decision to provide hard-core porn titles.”
The article said that John P. Artney, Verizon’s Associate Director for Advertising and Content Standards, defended the company’s choice and told reporters that the “explosion in choice is a tremendous benefit to consumers, but not all consumers want to have access to all content for themselves and their families all of the time.” Artney added that not “all content is desirable to or appropriate for all consumers, however, and Verizon is proud to provide our customers with myriad tools to control the types of content that they and their families have access to through our service.”