
169: Government Control over the Flow of Information: Lord Sumption on the Online Safety Bill
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Is There a Legal Bar on Infractions of Free Speech?
In the United States, there is a constitutional bar on infractions of free speech. There are US commentators who have remarked favourably on the English legislative proposals and suggested that that might be the way forward. Personally, I can't see it happening. Of course, one should recognise that some of it is harmful, but that is part of the price that we pay for human curiosity.
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