> If we can prevent it from being created or launched, or if we can prevent it from reaching its audience, then, and only then, information can win.
Agreed, we must shut down the dastardly Internet immediately! And burn all the books!
Agreed, we must shut down the dastardly Internet immediately! And burn all the books!
Remember the reason for free speech: it exists so that the people can be informed, a fundamental requirement for the exercise of democracy. When someone actively and deliberately misinforms the people, for whatever reasons, they should be held accountable for any damage they cause - the very same way one can't yell "fire!" in a crowded theatre and expect society not to punish them for the deaths they caused.