"The Printing Press, Fake News, and the Wars of Religion: Why Regulation Is Necessary for Free Speech."

Speech always occurs within a particular social context. Free and effective speech is only possible when there are established rules for communication.The development of the internet has disrupted the prevailing orders of communication with dangerous consequences for morality and politics.We can learn a great deal about these dangers and possible solutions by examining the disruption ushered in by the invention of the printing press.