As the most participatory form of mass speech yet developed, the Internet deserves the highest protection from government intrusion.
– Judge Dalzell
Cutting through the acronyms and argot that littered the hearing testimony, the Internet may fairly be regarded as a never-ending worldwide conversation. The Government may not, through the CDA, interrupt that conversation.
– Judge Dalzell
Just as the strength of the Internet is chaos, so the strength of our liberty depends upon the chaos and cacophony of the unfettered speech the First Amendment protects.