Britain Is Losing Its Free Speech, and America Could Be Next

https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/britain-is-losing-its-free-speech-and-america-could-be-next

by Synaesthesia • 12 months ago

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kelseyfrog4• 12 months ago

We have a constitution that grants among other things, freedom of speech. They, well, don't.

Synaesthesia2• 12 months ago

Well both Britain and the US are on a slippery slope right now, towards thought control and fascism.

kelseyfrog4• 12 months ago

That doesn't scare me because it being a fallacy means it's not real.

resoluteteeth• 12 months ago

The Constitution saying we have free speech doesn't really mean anything. It's up to the courts to decide what that means and there's no guarantee that the US will necessarily end up having stronger free speech protections than any other country in practice.

drweevil• 12 months ago

We have a constitution that plainly grants birthright citizenship as well. Let's see how that goes. My guess is that SCOTUS will never rule on it. They've already prohibited lower courts from making nationwide injunctions protecting it, and will decline to take any cases challenging Trump's EO, basically leaving Trump to do as he pleases. So the constitution is no protection if enforcement is lacking.

tim333• 12 months ago

The Brits ... now have to enter an ID to use websites like Twitter, Bluesky, Discord, YouTube, Spotify, and potentially even Wikipedia.

I'm a Brit and have had to enter nothing to access any of those and don't intend entering an ID. There isn't a legal requirement to even have an ID in the UK.

Synaesthesia2• 12 months ago

You've heard about the legislation for this, right? The sites you use probably presume you're over 18.

But that's not the most disturbing thing, what's disturbing is the way "terrorism" or "proscribed organisations" are defined, and you're not allowed to voice support for them.

rekabis• 12 months ago

Those that give up liberty for safety deserve neither.

Britain Is Losing Its Free Speech, and America Could Be Next

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