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The US has the most expansive free speech laws in the entire world. Perhaps 'extremist' is a bit hyperbolic, but it's certainly true US free speech laws go far
by theluketaylor 4y ago
The US has the most expansive free speech laws in the entire world. Perhaps 'extremist' is a bit hyperbolic, but it's certainly true US free speech laws go far beyond any others.
Reporters Without Borders maintains a press freedom index. Their justification is detailed here: https://rsf.org/en/index https://rsf.org/en/index
Canada ranks 19, the US 42
- pyuser583 4y agoI’m sorry but this rating is a bit of a joke. It lists UK and France as having much freer press than the US. I remember an interview with John Carreyrou, the French-American journalist who broke the Theranos scandal. He said very clearly that if it had happened in France, no press outlet would have covered it. Theranos had a board of trustees that included Henry Kissinger, a future secretary of defense, etc. And the publisher of the, WSJ, Rupert Murdoch, had invested hundreds of millions. I doubt it would have been published in the UK or Germany either.