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Brazil Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds judge's decision to block X nationwide (apnews.com)
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[–] testfactor 1 points 2 months ago

To be clear, harassment and defamation are crimes in the US as well. Freedom of speech doesn't mean that you can harm people with your speech with impunity. It's a prohibition on the government from meddling with political speech, especially that of people who are detractors of the government.