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The author concludes that we should ensure that Internet users have at least as much freedom of expression as people did speaking in the public square.
Why?
Because the public square was an important tool of democracy in the past, since it gave different citizens a place to discuss important issues.
Today, the Internet plays the same role once played by the public square.
The premises establish that the Internet plays the role of allowing people to discuss important issues, just as the public square once did. But why does that prove that Internet users should have at least as much freedom of expression as those in the public square? Notice that having freedom of expression is a new concept that isnβt mentioned anywhere in the premises.
The author assumes that having freedom of expression is important for serving the role of allowing people to discuss issues of the day.
Analysis by Kevin_Lin
Which one of the following ββ ββ ββββββββββ ββββββββ ββ βββ βββββββββ
People speaking in βββ ββββββ ββββββ ββ ββββ ββββ βββ ββββββββ βββββββ ββ βββββββββββ
All citizens have βββ ββββ βββββ ββ ββββββ ββ βββ βββββββββ
A public forum βββ ββββ βββββββββββββ ββ β ββββ ββ βββββββββ ββ ββββββββββββ ββββββ βββββββ ββββββ βββββββ
The Internet is ββββ βββββ ββββ ββ βββββββ βββββββββ ββββββ ββββ ββ βββββββ βββββββββ βββββββ
Other than the βββββββββ ββ βββββ ββββββ βββββ βββββ ββ ββ βββββββββ ββββ ββ ββββββββββ