How did the espionage act affect freedom of speech in the United States?

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Alissa Harper

29 September, 06:38

How did the espionage act affect freedom of speech in the United States?

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Ivan Colon · Answer 1

D. It made it dangerous to oppose the draft. Apex

Janiya Delgado · Answer 2

The law was extended on May 16, 1918, by the Sedition Act of 1918, actually a set of amendments to the Espionage Act, which prohibited many forms of speech, including "any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about the form of government of the United States.