'Public' online spaces don't carry speech, rights

[Radar]

I've always known that private property is private property. For instance, the cellar belongs to UT. He alone can set standards for those who post on his board. Though this would normally severely limit the size of your online community.

When I was running for congress a couple of years ago, I mentioned that I flag messages that violate the terms of use and someone got upset because they said, "Libertarians aren't against free speech".

I had to explain to them that Craig Numark owns craigslist and he has the right to set standards for its use...which he has done. He has also given the community the ability to flag offensive messages. I told them, if they want free speech, they should open their own website, but even then, their provider could choose not to host certain kinds of websites.

The only way for it to be truly free is for you to have your own fiber lines and switches going into the internet. Other than very large businesses and colleges, I don't know anyone who has something like that.