I don't know that there is an existing country with stronger protections for free speech than the US, and it is true we do take that for granted. My point is th

I don't know that there is an existing country with stronger protections for free speech than the US, and it is true we do take that for granted. My point is that the negative framing in terms of the de jure government has reached its limits, with those seeking control essentially reinventing governance through "private" entities with "voluntary" agreements that in reality aren't so private or voluntary. It's quite tempting to cheer for autocratic corporate power when it appears to be doing things that you find favorable, but the wind can shift on a dime.