But if the town is burning, you have no right to tell people to stop shouting "fire."
Bingo. This isn't about government intervention, this was always about speech. It was actually the Pirate collaborators who stood against freedom, talking about how irresponsible--or even libelous--it was to call a spade a spade.
Everyone is still free to be scammed, but we sure as fuck better be free to call something a scam.