strongest protections of free speech of any country First Amendment flag desecration hate speech blasphemy lese-majesty Pew Research Center freedom of the press right to use the Internet socially progressive permissive human sexuality LGBT rights in the U.S. protected
The United States is considered to have the strongest protections of free speech of any country in the world under the First Amendment, with the Supreme Court ruling that flag desecration, hate speech, blasphemy, and lese-majesty are all forms of protected expression. A 2016 Pew Research Center poll found that Americans were the most supportive of free expression of any polity measured. They are also the "most supportive of freedom of the press and the right to use the Internet without government censorship." It is a socially progressive country with permissive attitudes surrounding human sexuality. LGBT rights in the U.S. are among the most advanced in the world.
