We are facing new questions on which Americans have no clear consensus , and which were not covered in civics class : How will decisions made by private internet and telecommunications companies about what content they will or wo n't allow affect the ability of citizens to carry out informed debate on important matters of public concern ? Rebecca MacKinnon says many differ on whether media should publish WikiLeaks cables . What 's troubling , she says , is that Sen. Joe Lieberman can get Amazon to dump it from server . She asks : What are private sector 's responsibilities to prevent erosion of free speech ? Writer : The First Amendment protects the right for people to say what they want and do whatever they like.
Rebecca MacKinnon says many differ on whether media should publish WikiLeaks cables . What 's troubling , she says , is that Sen. Joe Lieberman can get Amazon to dump it from server . She asks : What are private sector 's responsibilities to prevent erosion of free speech ? Writer : The First Amendment protects the right for people to say what they want and do whatever they like.