The Friendly Guide to Internet Regulation: Prior Restraint
Added a concept to The Friendly Guide to Internet Regulation: prior restraint
Every once in a while somebody proposes a law along the lines of “anybody who wants to talk about puppies will have to get an OK first,” or “nobody will be allowed to talk about nuclear physics” (puppies and nuclear physics are interchangeable with any subject you can think of). The law maker might be well intentioned, saying that discussion of nuclear physics can lead to building a nuclear bomb. The problem is a discussion of nuclear physics can also lead to solving humanity’s energy problems.
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