[Sir_Cmpwn]

>If they want to be totally hands off, they can do that. If they want to be totally hands off, they can do that. But if they want to set a tone for how people use their service, they can do that too.

Yes, they can. I'm just going to repost my canned response now:

>The government supports free speech because it's important and a Good Thing. Just because private companies aren't required to do the same doesn't make it any less important and a Good Thing.

[GVIrish]

Posting the same canned response twice in one thread doesn't advance the discussion at all.

[Sir_Cmpwn]

It's proposing that you read it agian, with the implication that you probably missed the point.

[libertyEQ]

I feel like those of us that are very scared of authoritarian tendencies demonstrated in this thread are being interpreted as promoting hatred. "The road to hell is paved with good intentions," could not be more applicable.