http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20220131-180245-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/os4-us-foe/ The Impact of 9/11 on Freedom of Expression in the United States Bhagwat, Ash eng 2022-01-31 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 9/11 Freedom of Expression Public Discourse Securitization USA Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 In the United States the actual impact of 9/11 and the subsequent “War on Terror” on speech and press freedoms has been complex, and in many ways much less than expected. In fact, free speech rights vis-à-vis the government remain largely robust in the United States; the real conflicts and issues today concern the role of private Internet companies, notably social media, in restricting free speech.