I’m beginning to think that we should generally taboo “free speech” when discussing all speech regulation decisions by non-governmental actors. In my experience, people mean very different things by this, ranging from “intellectual openness should weigh heavily in private speech regulation” to “private speech regulators should mirror First Amendment principles.” These have very different implications and possible justifications.
I’m beginning to think that we should generally taboo “free speech” when discussing all speech regulation decisions by non-governmental actors. In my experience, people mean very different things by this, ranging from “intellectual openness should weigh heavily in private speech regulation” to “private speech regulators should mirror First Amendment principles.” These have very different implications and possible justifications.