Free speech in the USA

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[...] This latter behaviour is particularly problematic and unconstitutional insofar as it contravenes the First Amendment. In this continuity, following the attack of the Capitol, the giants of Silicon Valley suspended the accounts of the ex-president of the United States, definitively on Twitter and temporarily on Facebook and YouTube. This recent event raises, once again, the debate about freedom of expression in the United States and highlights the power of the Silicon Valley giants to regulate and even restrict this fundamental right. [...]

[...] Free speech in the USA The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), to which the United States is a signatory, both establish the right of people to freedom of expression. This right includes the freedom to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas of all kinds. However, in light of the current events taking place in the United States – the attack on the Capitol, Trump's accusations of widespread fraud in the presidential elections  – it is clear that this freedom of expression is currently in a dismal state. [...]

[...] The latter shape behaviours, according to the principle of mimicry, all the more so in the context of crisis where the inflation of anxiety-provoking rumours and conspiracy theories deprive individuals of a critical eye and unconsciously influence their decision-making. In light of what we have just mentioned, a reinforcement of policies to fight against fake news on digital platforms emerges as a post-crisis emergency so that massive disinformation is progressively no longer the driving force behind individuals' actions. The various recent events that we have just outlined highlight the current controversies about freedom of expression in the USA and rekindle, once again, the concerns about the limits of this fundamental right, issues that are nowadays a real leitmotif. [...]