My base level here is "Speakers Corner". This is a part of London's Hyde Park where free speech is (culturally if it legally) extra protected - the idea is an

My base level here is "Speakers Corner". This is a part of London's Hyde Park where free speech is (culturally if it legally) extra protected - the idea is anyone can stand and speak there, say anything, and culturally that is acceptable - one should not be moved on or prevented. I think that right of speaking freely in a public space is deeply important (no surprises there). But if someone spews vile speech while standing on my front lawn, frankly I want them to stop. So what is public space on the internet? What is the minimum level - the sidewalk vs the front lawn? It's not twitter. Hardly anyone has access to it? It's specialised and not open in its protocols. I suspect it's not even facebook - is it just plain HTML on a plain server, perhaps plainly hosted in your own home? This is going to be an interesting debate.