| Yes, free speech is very thorny online... especially when, at places like this, people who claim to be "originalists" or "strict constructionists" somehow invent the word "typing" in an Amendment that only says freedom of "speech"... For some reason it's OK to invent new meaning in the word speech, but try to extend the meaning of other words to their modern context and all of a sudden you're a "liberal activist.......blah blah blah"...
But that's neither here nor there. I would contend that private enterprises are allowed to regulate what happens with their property, including their websites. What is so difficult about that?
People need to understand that the right to freedom of speech is only guaranteed against the government. You have NO right to freedom of speech on Youtube, or any other private property.
"But it wasn't until he met his beautiful wife that he learned using logic and reason isn't enough. You have to be a dick to everyone who doesn't think like you." - South Park on Richard Dawkins |