What exactly is freedom of speech? According to the First Amendment, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”
Note that this guarantees us free speech without government control. However, when we look for this freedom elsewhere, we are not guaranteed to find it.