Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Speech is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation, censorship, or legal sanction. It can be applied in two main ways :


 * When the government does not actively remove speech
 * When the government enforces a protection of the right to speech

While many people are in theory favorable to freedom of speech, opinions vary on whether or not it should also protect the right to spread hate speech, to "speak louder" than other individuals or about social media that apply some form of regulations on what can be said  Fandomsoc