[wittenbunk]

This is imagined nonsense.... The US has the most permissive definition of free speech in the world. Free speech is referring to freedom from government oppression, not freedom from societal consequences.

[FreeFull]

Wouldn't you say that a police raid is government oppression, though?

[nathanaldensr]

It's not really a question. It is government oppression since police are government employees. Whether their presence is specifically to suppress speech is another question.

[brookst]

Fairly outdated take. The US has elected officials openly using the power of government to punish people and companies for the “wrong” speech.

[wittenbunk]

Name a single example. Politicians using their political power (soapbox) is not the same thing as government oppression

[DrThunder]

No... this is a police raid, that is the government. Secondly, the federal government has been breaking first amendment rights for the last 4 years at least; by pressuring social media companies to remove posts.