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Re:Britain is sleepwalking into censorship and we’re running... by pelorat on Saturday December 03, 2022 @12:44PM (#33845403)
Then you are stuck in the USA for the rest of your life. I think the USA is the only country on the entire planet which allows unfettered free speech, every other nation has some legal limits on speech (or expression as we call it in Europe).

For instance, what Kanye said on Infowars would likely land him in jail if he was German, and his talk about the holocaust not being real would get him in trouble with the authorities in a lot of other nations.

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Re:Britain is sleepwalking into censorship and we’re running... by insanitybit on Saturday December 03, 2022 @01:42PM (#33846069)
The US doesn't allow unfettered free speech, that would be insane (although people on HN may disagree).

But it is definitely "extreme" - you can lie publicly, knowingly, and with resulting damages, very easily; it is much more difficult to pursue charges against someone who does so vs in the UK.

With regards to political speech, it's even less restrictive.

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Re:Britain is sleepwalking into censorship and we’re running... by UncleSlacky on Saturday December 03, 2022 @01:50PM (#33846152)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_free_speech_exce...
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