The eight values of free expression are extremely crucial for the first amendment rights. The value of free speech is critical for a society that tends to censor and silence other controversial opinions in our case. There are certain things in our society that should be censored in my opinion. I find it far too often that society tends to censor opinions that are not hateful but they just don’t agree with. A major example of this is google and facebook censoring their content. Big tech companies tend to censor and drive out the opinions they don’t want nor agree with. This is a major violation of one’s first amendment and freedom of expression rights in this case. The major social media companies such as Instagram, Facebook and Twitter tend to censor conservative content. This is a violation of their own community guidelines and I have a major issue with that. The most important freedom in my opinion that comes from the first amendment is freedom of expression. Without the freedom of expression, we would be in a communist regime and dictatorship like the Chinese government or North Korea for that matter. These are examples of very little fundamental and basic freedoms like freedom of expression. If you were to speak out in one of these countries about how you disagree with their government system, you are thrown in jail. The beauty of our country is that we believe in our system and our own freedom of expression that other countries don’t enjoy.
