Philosophers have debated free speech for thousands of years, and that freedom of expression is one of the foundational principles of modern liberal democracies like that of the United States. But the internet is a very different environment than the real world, and it is worth asking if the principles we have debated for all of human history need to be revised for this new situation.
The internet and the town square
The internet and the town square
The internet and the town square
Philosophers have debated free speech for thousands of years, and that freedom of expression is one of the foundational principles of modern liberal democracies like that of the United States. But the internet is a very different environment than the real world, and it is worth asking if the principles we have debated for all of human history need to be revised for this new situation.