Is freedom of speech dead in America?

The constitution is old, and needs to be rewritten! Women, children and animals, are created equal! Not just males!! And, ammendment, where meant to be amended!!

No but it should be monitored

It’s not dead but it should be monitored and edited because of some truely sick people.

Dead.

Freedom of Speech is never dead. But that doesn't mean the majority populace will agree with you. The government won't stop you from saying what you want, but an individual might. One can burn the flag, or stomp on the flag which is free speech. But that doesn't mean someone's not going to come and punch you in the face. Or in recent cases get fired from school.

The internet has provided endless ways for individuals to practice free speech.

I would say no given the amount of anger and "junk" I've seen on RP.

From a 1st Amendment perspective I think we are okay. The government (federal) does not appear to be "cracking down" on words, concepts, divergent opinions as they are expressed etc.

What I do think is happening is that speech is being squelched or attempting to be squelched by political correctness. If we rewind back to the 60's and 70's and think about the counter culture and how they pushed left wing ideas and cloaked themselves in the freedom of speech/expression in areas like "free love" and if it feels good, do it, an open drug culture, challenging the establishment etc. We allowed that to be pushed forward through talking about it and easing culturally acceptable standards to allow some of this. The left's move forward is now solidly established and isn't "counter culture" any longer it is the culture. Now the left wants to cleanse speech, ideas, expressions. It isn't the government doing it, it is groups that want to control what you say, how you say it etc. It is more insidious than law or decision that you can debate openly.

Not dead, but often misunderstood.

Our Protection from the Government regarding our Free Speech is pretty much intact. SCOTUS has actually "erred" more in favor of it than against, especially when you consider decisions like Citizens United.

What we have now however is greater consequences from our fellow citizens, because information travels so much faster. And in all honesty, that is a good thing. There should be consequences to exercising Freedoms.

My major concern however is that Freedom of the Press is NOT being tempered in the same way. But that is an entirely different issue.