james1
join:2001-02-26
antarctica
| 'Public' online spaces don't carry speech, rights
"'Public' online spaces don't carry speech, rights"
That's the dumbest article I have ever read. People are free to start their own websites in order to practice free speech. There ARE no "Public" spaces on the net, it's all privately run.
Don't like it? Start your own website. |
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joebear29
join:2003-07-20
Alabaster, AL | Could not agree more. Actually calling for government regulation of the Internet?
And all the reference to first amendment rights is ludicrous - they do not apply at all in regards to private entities. |
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Kearnstd
Elf Wizard
join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ
| reply to james1
the first amendment does hold up online from being charged by the police. however Yahoo for example is liable for suit if someone thinks that something a user posted shouldnt be in public view. partly due to the laws against slander are different between me saying someone is and asshole and a corporation allowing their site to show someone is an asshole.
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james1
join:2001-02-26
antarctica
| Yeah, but Yahoo can also take down anything that is on their servers, for whatever reason they want.
People cry that their freedom of speech is being violated, but when they're posting on someone elses property they have no such right. If they post on their own website, then they have the right to freedom of speech without anyone shutting them down or censoring them.
See westboro baptist church website, or jewwatch for examples of the right of freedom of speech as it applies to the internet. They can't come on here and say the things they say on their site, but they're allowed to do so on their own sites. |
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