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Quote by: tivodan1116  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. |
Freedom of speech has always applied to printing presses. Let's not be so strict as to be silly.
For that matter, freedom of speech is not merely a constitutional right, it's something that we need to actually be able to exercise if we are to have an effective democracy. I made some arguments above against the libertarian notion that being censored on YouTube is irrevant, and you have not addressed these.
TC