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Or another trick, just place it in another country and then you don't have to worry about the 1st amendment at all, and no I'm not talking about China. UK or Au
by vertis 6y ago
Or another trick, just place it in another country and then you don't have to worry about the 1st amendment at all, and no I'm not talking about China. UK or Australia will do just fine.
- kube-system 6y agoThis 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.
- vertis 6y agoMy 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-gag-order-court.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/14/world/australia/australia... [2]: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-50119559 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-50119559