[smu]

I'm also not an American, so I might miss subtle cultural context, but I would also be astonished to learn that the first amendment is absolute. There must be at least provisions that limit speech that would harm others, as [1] suggests (child pornography, fighting words,...).

The EU (you might be surprised to learn) also recognises the freedom of speech (in fact it's a universal human right, see [2] article 19). However, this does not mean GDPR is not valid law, just as I have a hard time understanding how the first amendment would prohibit privacy laws to exist.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_free_speech_exce...

[2] http://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/