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[–] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

Correct, there was not. For example, see the case of Zenger and the New York Weekly Journal.

Even today, the UK does not have the same freedom of speech as the US. For example: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/abolish-the-monarchy-protesters-king-proclamation-b2165294.html