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Alfonso Muñoz-Pomer Fuentes

@aral But is more like your private garden (following your analogy), right? I guess that a good model would be for these small-web “tenancies” be afforded by the state or some regulated non-profit?

There also been an abuse of the free speech phrase that needs clarifying: it means you can’t be arrested/condemned for your statements, regardless of whether they are made in a private or public space. It never meant you can say whatever you want in a private space.