WHAT IS FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION? Everyone has the right to communicate his or her opinions and ideas and share information in whatever form. In human rights this is called freedom of expression. It prohibits the state and other people in society from censorship and it can be restricted for only very serious reasons. SCOPE Freedom of expression protects almost all the ways in which you can express yourself, regardless of the content or tone of your message. It covers all: spaces (public and private) purposes (political, artistic and commercial) forms (words, pictures and sounds) media (films, cartoons, radio, television and social media EXAMPLE You might be writing a comment to an article on an internet portal, playing a song in public place, displaying an advertisement on a street or wearing a t-shirt expressing a certain idea. Freedom of expression protects you from unjustified restrictions of your expressions, but it does not guarantee you access to the mean