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Re:Google is apparently taking down all/most Fediverse apps ... by kube-system on Friday August 28, 2020 @02:59PM (#24308704)
This is not true at all, and neither is the comment you responded to.

The constitution doesn't apply to a location or a medium, it applies to an actor: the US government (and state/local subdivisions). The US government has to follow it everywhere, and nobody else has to follow it anywhere.

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Re:Google is apparently taking down all/most Fediverse apps ... by vertis on Saturday August 29, 2020 @03:03AM (#24314263)
My comment was a bit tongue-in-cheek, as I think the parent was as well.

Americans do tend to run around quoting their first amendment rights like the whole world has them. As you say, it's strictly a US government thing.

While Australia for the most part enjoys free speech, it is not enshrined in the (AU) constitution. The government will occasionally order censorship[1], usually around whistle-blowing, investigations and court cases.

There was a protest in the major Australian papers last year about the erosion of press freedoms[2].

[1]:https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/14/world/australia/australia... [2]: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-50119559

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