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tick_tock_ticktoday at 7:48 AM5 repliesview on HN

Why? The police aren't at his door and he's not been arrested it's not a good thing but we are still miles away from Europe.


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kolibertoday at 8:19 AM

She is a woman.

There are so many shades of gray in freedom of speech. In free European countries the police are also not at the door of outspoken government critics.

If you are alluding to dictatorial European countries like Russia and Belarus, the US is miles away and moving in their direction. Compared to Western Europe, there is no difference.

piva00today at 8:14 AM

Europe where? Europe is a whole continent with 40+ different countries...

Arkhaine_kupotoday at 11:03 AM

The FBI shows up if you write about the pres.

But tbh its so much nicer when journalists self censor to not lose their job because of access to healthcare.

Or when billionaires buy entire media empires and fire journalists critical of the goverment.

Bezos owning WP, Murdoch owning everything else, Sinclair owning local stations... the free speech is so fucking goood

cmatoday at 8:06 AM

Writing an op-ed can get the police on you here. The first amendment isn't supposed to only apply to citizens.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/feb/...

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ilogiktoday at 8:26 AM

Where is there a problem in Europe?

I if want to go to the US on the other hand, I need to give them my social media accounts. That doesn't sound like free speech to me

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