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I don't think freedom of speech applies to foreign companies.
by nicenewtemp84 3y ago
I don't think freedom of speech applies to foreign companies.
- krapp 3y agoFreedom of speech is recognized as a universal human right throughout the world, and American political philosophy considers many rights mentioned in the Constitution as applying universally as well.
- nicenewtemp84 3y agoWhat are you talking about? Tons of European countries have zero concept of freedom of speech.
- nicenewtemp84 3y agoFor those that don't believe me, go try to have a discussion as skeptic of accuracy of Jewish deaths during WW2. I'm not saying they're right, but there are several things you can flat out go to jail for in the several countries just for talking about.
- krapp 3y agoI'm assuming your definition of free speech is the absolute variety. If so, no country, including the United States, has ever recognized freedom of speech as having no limits, making it a useless definition in the context of this conversation. There are always limits, everywhere. But it's obvious that European countries have a concept of freedom of speech, just one you personally don't consider valid. But like the guy said, that's just, like, your opinion, man. That concept is defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and international law, as well as the EU Charter, and probably whatever individual constitutions or bodies of law each country has. It was established before the US came up with the First Amendment, which was based on existing Enlightenment philosophy.
- aaomidi 3y agoIt’s easy to argue this is restricting free speech for the American based users.