See this is where I'm seeing an unfortunate shift, because the US is obviously still a better option than most, but from the outside looking in it looks like most of the changes have been going in the wrong direction rather than the right one - and that's being celebrated by the loudest and most influential voices from the younger generations meaning there's relatively little pushback toward more authoritarian practices slipping in.
It probably seems like this is mostly a Josh issue but that's because he's the most autistic motherfucker on the planet (affectionate) and doubles down when someone tries to shut him up so we hear about his problems more often than anyone else's. It makes me wonder how many other people have run into being deplatformed and have just given in because they don't have the time, funds, or reach to fight it.
I don't think the US is fucked in this respect, but I do think it's important to watch where things are going very carefully, and do whatever you can to pull up whenever someone finds a new loophole to suppress "problematic" or "degenerate" speech. Locking people up isn't the only way to silence them.