Posted by coral on October 24, 2002, at 18:20:31
Freedom of speech, as guaranteed by the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution, refers to one being restrained from speaking freely, i.e. no censorship for newspapers, individuals' rights of free speech, shall not be restrained by the government. However, the location of the free speech is important. I own a website where people can post. Since I own the website, I control who may or may not post, what posts I will allow, etc. Is that censorship? Yes. Is it a violation of the Bill of Rights? Absolutely not. No one can prohibit anyone else from opening up a website and posting what they please, short of encouraging others to break the laws of the U.S.
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