What does ‘bad’ mean? It’s not just ‘China’ - liberal democracies have widely varying attitudes to free speech Percentage believing that people should be free to: Offend minorities 80% Offend religion Be sexually explicit 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Brazil Canada France Germany India Italy Japan Spain UK USA Source: Pew Global Attitudes Survey, 2015 Benedict Evans –– January 2020 99