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> What America, and other nations who value freedom, have is a protection against government interference.

This argument is super common, but also not correct.

Yes, the first amendment is about protecting speech from government censorship.

But freedom of speech is much broader, and predates the US Constitution by two millennia. If you look at the full history of the concept, it's not just about protection from government, but also protection from undue reprisal.

For example, in the larger view of the ideal of freedom of speech, it is indeed a violation to be fired from your job for holding an unrelated, unpopular political view.