Should Speech Be Restricted On The Internet?
Monday, February 23rd, 2009
Shouting “fire” in a crowded theater — where there is no fire — isn’t considered free speech. On the Internet, the rules aren’t as clear. Some experts believe online expression should be unrestricted, but others say a medium with a memory needs some limits.
Guest host Joe Palca is joined by Daniel Solove, the author of The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy On The Internet, and a professor at The George Washington University Law School; and Nicole Wong, Google’s deputy general counsel and an adjunct professor of law at Berkeley Law.
You can listen to the show here.
