In the past when talking about free speech, it commonly meant talking on the street corners. Since the roads were public property the government could not censor you there.
What we have occurring in the modern world would be the same if a city sold all of it's roads to a private company and told its citizens their are no longer public spaces.
What we have occurring in the modern world would be the same if a city sold all of it's roads to a private company and told its citizens their are no longer public spaces.