Sure, I could say whatever I wanted at the pub or Speakers' Corner No, even at the pub there are limits to what you can say, however that's usually governed by

Sure, I could say whatever I wanted at the pub or Speakers' Corner No, even at the pub there are limits to what you can say, however that's usually governed by a social contract, not a law. The lack of social contract (or rather, social ramifications) is what makes the situation on the Internet different.