They do not seem to have grasped yet that the largest threat to online free speech is spam and that therefore spammers and their supporters are the mortal enemy of everyone who values online free speech.
I'm sorry, but I see this as contradictory. Some might argue that spam is "free speech". You want "free speech" on the Internet EXCEPT for those whose messages you don't want to see???
I was in college in the late 1960s. There was a "free speech" demonstration after a professor was fired over something he said. During this, an anti-war activist stood up and said Army recruiters should not be allowed on campus. He was shouted down by those who said this was a "free speech" demonstration, so why should the Army recruiters be denied theirs? They had a point.
"Free speech" must be applied to all, whether you agree with them or not.
...Bob
PS - I am not defending spammers here. I am only attempting to point out a flaw in this logic.
