[Edit: Contra my initial assertion below, Smith, at least, is not a progressive, but a conservative who worked in the GW Bush White House as United States Assistant Attorney General in the Office Of Legal Council. Among other things, he wrote memos in defense of the secret warrantless wiretapping program, Stellar Wind. Thanks to @[1243351933:2048:Auros Harman] for catching my error / bias.]
In which a pair of progressive academics drop any pretense of support for free speech or diversity of thought.
"In the great debate of the past two decades about freedom versus control of the network, China was largely right and the United States was largely wrong. Significant monitoring and speech control are inevitable components of a mature and flourishing internet, and governments must play a large role in these practices to ensure that the internet is compatible with a society’s norms and values."
In which a pair of progressive academics drop any pretense of support for free speech or diversity of thought.
"In the great debate of the past two decades about freedom versus control of the network, China was largely right and the United States was largely wrong. Significant monitoring and speech control are inevitable components of a mature and flourishing internet, and governments must play a large role in these practices to ensure that the internet is compatible with a society’s norms and values."