Let's say for sake of argument that it is not bad. But what are those laws? What does the law say and how do you interpret it? The way China does censorship is very vague: "don't allow anything indecent (by any standard) or that disturbs social harmony (in any way)." Oh, and there is no such thing as safe harbor, you must pro-actively check that user content abides by these vague standards. It is also quite arbitrary, here is an example of a picture that is banned in China as indecent:
Why? Because of people were comparing that image to this:
https://thenanfang.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/parade-06....
Now how the heck are you supposed to follow that law?
USA censorship is more like "child porn is bad, report it at once if you find it." It is an incredibly different form of very clear content restriction. It is not a vague threat hanging over your head all the time.