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> I don't quite see the issue here.

Well there really is only one country in the world that has 'Freedom of Speech' codified into law.

In reality, any country can abuse it's position, but in regards the internet it doesn't really appear that it has ever happened. This is very much change for change sake without any real benefit to be seen.






>Well there really is only one country in the world that has 'Freedom of Speech' codified into law.

That statement is so absurd that this can only be Poe's law in effect. Freedom of Speech is a requirement for a functioning democracy, and consequently plenty of countries have freedom of speech codified into law.

Of course different countries limit this freedom differently. In a US cinema you can't shout "Fire" if there is no fire, or "I just got a national security letter" if there is a national security letter. In a German cinema you can't shout "The holocaust never happened" or "Kill all muslims". But within reasonable bounds both countries guarantee freedom of speech.


> Well there really is only one country in the world that has 'Freedom of Speech' codified into law.

Even China has "freedom of speech" coded in their constitution. Granted, many of the countries with "free speech" in the books don't actually have it in practice, but that doesn't validate your claim.


And yet, the US has a long history of domain seizures...

> Well there really is only one country in the world that has 'Freedom of Speech' codified into law.

What?? America's freedom of speech protections are strong and admirable, but this is surely an empty claim that you are unable and unwilling to defend.


Name one country that has similar laws. I very literally know of no other country.

Britain, Canada, the EU and Japan all have Hate Speech laws. Hate speech laws are laws restricting speech for being nothing more than speech.




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