Is The Internet a Public Place?
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 Published On Aug 17, 2016

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Why you CAN’T say whatever you want on the web….

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On the internet, you meet lots of people, have lots a conversations with strangers, end up in spots where it feels like anyone can gain access–so it would be understandable if you thought of the internet… as a public place. But… is it? Is the internet a public place? I imagine, and talk about, the internet as a set of locations traveled between. Heck you kinda have to: the thing at the top of your browser is called a LOCATION BAR, you put in ADDRESSES, you go to SITES. But, if the internet is a place it exhibits a PLACEHOOD unlike physical places. “Going” to those internet places is unlike “going” to physical ones–we can be in more than one internet place at once, move between them effortlessly and attach or detach a persistent identity. So even if the internet FEELS like a public place, is it really? And should we expect the same free speech privileges on the internet as we do in real life public spaces? Watch the episode and let us know what you think in the comments!

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Buzzfeed article:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarze...

Atlas Obscura event:
http://www.atlasobscura.com/events/ny...

CASE: Christopher Langdon v. Google Inc., et al.
http://footnotes.pbsideachannel.com/c...

CASE: Pruneyard Shopping Center v. Robins (No. 79-289) 447 U.S. 74
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CASE: Lloyd Corp., Ltd. v. Tanner 407 U.S. 551 (1972)
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Hacker Gif
http://imgur.com/gallery/Vocs50L/comm...

01:01
What powers instagram article
http://instagram-engineering.tumblr.c...

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Amazon cloud
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/cate...

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Amazon hidden center artice
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology...

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Lowpoint.com screen shot website
http://www.low-point.com/

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Bandcamp site
https://bandcamp.com/

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Fifth element scene
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Community duy clip
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Google maps clip
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Pokemon go clip
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http://www.low-point.com/

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Arcade bar clip
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02:43
Five nights at freddys clip
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Ghostbusters clip
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Reddit
https://www.reddit.com/

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Mallrats clip
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Jay and silent bob clip
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Superbad mall clip
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CRazy,stupid, love clip
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Google inc article
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Defendant artice
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/d...

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Mall of america clip
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08:32
First amendment
http://www.michaeloart.com/first-amen...

08:41
Hate speech
http://archive.adl.org/main_internet/...

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Youtube twitter, sign EU article
https://www.theguardian.com/technolog...

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Mall of america clip again
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Free speech shopping malls amendment
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/d...

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Avoid being banned article
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