I'd say it's similar to any other eu country. Denmark and Netherlands for example have some very socialist laws dealing with real estate while there is nothing similar in place in Czech Republic. Yet :).
Also freedom of speech, while being attacked (mostly from the EU), is still going strong IMO. If you read czech twitter or speak to someone in the streets, they will tell you what they think pretty bluntly.
You are right, but there is a huge censorship in the Czech media. That is our biggest problem at the moment. That and the DSA legislation, EMFA and others.
The same as everywhere else.
That's also why the (big) media continue loosing the influence/trust. No politician nor DSA will change that. Also for the important stuff, some kind of decentralized social media (protocol) will take over because in the end Twitter will be regulated to death. The incentives for the states are too big and they will just pile regulation on regulation until the platform stops being usable.
Decentralized protocols like torrent, bitcoin and maybe nostr are unkillable. Govts will have to go after the users. AI might help with that, but users will adapt fast.
I think that in the end any state eventually turns authoritarian, because the good times don't last forever. So the only hope for freedom is technology that enables an individual to hide from govt and run circles around it when needed.
I have a similar feeling.
