It seems like people in the US still agree that free speech is a good thing. 91% of Americans say that free speech is very or extremely important to them, and

It seems like people in the US still agree that free speech is a good thing. 91% of Americans say that free speech is very or extremely important to them, and the rest say it's moderately important or just skipped the question (like below). No significant fraction of the respondents were against free speech. When split by subgroups, a common theme is that each group believes _other_ people have an easier time exercising free speech. So maybe there's more perception of a change than a real change. https://knightfoundation.org/reports/free-expression-in-america-post-2020/ https://knightfoundation.org/reports/free-expression-in-amer... Edit: Reading more, I guess there is some change in attitude, using respondent age as a proxy for time. Teens prefer feeling safe online over being able to speak their minds online, moreso than adults. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/08/30/more-so-than-adults-u-s-teens-value-people-feeling-safe-online-over-being-able-to-speak-freely/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/08/30/more-so-tha...