Do national free speech laws protect Spam?
A. Not necessarily. Free speech guarantees you the right to say what you want within reason; it does not guarantee you a platform to make yourself heard. Most newspapers will take any commercial advertisement, subject to two requirements: (1) it must fit within their advertising guidelines and (2) the advertiser must pay for the costs of distribution; Most Spam fails to meet both of these requirements.
Not necessarily. Free speech guarantees you the right to say what you want within reason; it does not guarantee you a platform to make yourself heard. Most newspapers will take any commercial advertisement, subject to two requirements: (1) it must fit within their advertising guidelines and (2) the advertiser must pay for the costs of distribution; Most Spam fails to meet both of these requirements.
