It is very naive to think that freedom of speech is boundless. There are limitations to free speech in all countries of the world. As Locke said there is no freedom without laws.
The poll is somewhat flawed, because
1. it suggests that these are the gradual restrictions of free speech, which is not true. For example hate speech (the 2nd option in the poll, for which many members voted) is stricter than other limitations (not included in the poll, like defense against libel) and was only introduced in the 20th century.
2. these aren't all the cases of restriction. F.e. defense against libel or copyright infringement leads to the limitation of free speech, or the freedom of press (part of free speech) can be also restricted to ensure another right, the right to information.
I had a thread about this TWC with all the options in the poll, but unfortunately TWC is down, so I can't link. Maybe later.
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