Is America having second thoughts about free speech?

Re:Is America having second thoughts about free speech? by trisimix on Sunday February 11, 2018 @02:37PM (#16354313)

What are they gonna do, arrest people for voicing their opinions?

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Re:Is America having second thoughts about free speech? by bkohlmann on Sunday February 11, 2018 @03:09PM (#16354488)

Within the US, it happened in the late 18th century: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_and_Sedition_Acts

And during WWI:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedition_Act_of_1918

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Re:Is America having second thoughts about free speech? by dilap on Sunday February 11, 2018 @02:47PM (#16354369)

Yeah, this happens quite routinely in the UK now.

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Re:Is America having second thoughts about free speech? by AndrewOMartin on Sunday February 11, 2018 @02:55PM (#16354406)

Citation needed, or please reduce the phrase "quite routinely" to something less hyperbolic.

People have been sent to prison for abuse on twitter, but that doesn't count as voicing an opinion.

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Re:Is America having second thoughts about free speech? by Yetanfou on Sunday February 11, 2018 @03:14PM (#16354524)

Here you go, although you could easily have found this yourself by searching for 'uk arrests free speech':

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/police-arresting-nine-peo...

As this article lies behind a paywall I'll give you the choice of two regurgitated versions. You might not like the sources but if you ignore that and just look at the content you'll survive the ordeal.

RT: https://www.rt.com/uk/406467-hate-crime-twitter-troll/

Independent: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/arrests-for-offensive-f...

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Re:Is America having second thoughts about free speech? by dnautics on Sunday February 11, 2018 @03:06PM (#16354473)

To play devil's advocate: why not?

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