How far does freedom of speech on the Internet extend?
Your question is really about people. The Internet is an inert technology that allows people to communicate whatever they want to, subject to technological limits. The question is what social practices and government regulations are appropriate when you give people that power. I believe that we should accord people the maximum amount of room to communicate, collaborate, and trade on the Internet. You see brilliant things from humanity when you do this. You see some ugly sides of humanity, too, which is unfortunate. A simple rule should apply: People should be able to do whatever they want to so long as they do not harm others. Moderator: For information about other web chats we have done or are doing, please see our web chat page at http://usinfo.state.gov/usinfo/Products/Webchats.html Q [Tanja]: You have defined privacy as a “subjective condition” (not right) “that people experience when they have power to control information about themselves and when they exercise that power consiste
