Free speech, Mark Zuckerberg, and the founders’ enduring glory

Published April 1, 2019 7:38pm ET



Internet freedom is increasingly under threat. But one group has done far more than any other to defend it: the founders of the United States and their great enduring creation, the Constitution. Because faced with escalating global efforts to censor free speech online, the First Amendment stands resolute in guarding our freedom.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Washington Post article last Saturday offering an extraordinary surrender to authoritarianism. Referencing Facebook, the CEO stated, “Lawmakers often tell me we have too much power over speech, and frankly I agree.”

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