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tmule | 4 years ago

Libel laws exist in Europe too, including UK. Their existence, per se, isn’t problematic.

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xxpor|4 years ago

From an American perspective they certainly are, but I realize we're the odd ones out here with extremely strong 1st amendment protections.

jb1991|4 years ago

Freedom of speech is just as prominent in many other places, such as the Netherlands.

MichaelZuo|4 years ago

One this count, it does seem like the rest of the world is correct, even Canada has much stronger laws against libel and defamation and there’s no real pressure to make then weaker.