Freedom of speech is enshrined in the First Amendment of the US Constitution, yet the recent cancellations of shows hosted by American comedians Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel - the latter for a comment he made about the death US conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, - was blasted by critics as government censorship. "This is such a broad attack on the First Amendment," says DC-based constitutional expert David Super. "We can expect the First Amendment to come under steadily increasing fire as we go forward," he also tells AFPTV. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES