Agree with Intlxpatr and Slip - Mostly free but not practical to assume self-monitoring. Most people are not mature enough and think nothing of harming other people. Slander laws? How to prove it? Easier said than done.

Because there are immature and/or mentally challenged / predatory people, etc..the internet needs to be regulated to a reasonable extent for law and order / protection of people.

Total freedom is anarchy and total honesty is brutality.

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