> What gives anyone, government or otherwise, the right to stop information at its source? Defamatory falsehoods can sometimes be stopped by the government at

> What gives anyone, government or otherwise, the right to stop information at its source? Defamatory falsehoods can sometimes be stopped by the government at its source. Protecting individual privacy is an increasingly serious issue in the age of mass communication and smartphones. Finally, the State routinely classifies information deemed sensitive to national security and foreign relations. (ps upvoted for presenting such a clear and reasonable argument for me to disagree with)