freedom of speech
right to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas, subject to special duties and responsibilities
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Summary
freedom of speech is a civil liberties[1]. It draws 6,404 Wikipedia views per month (civil liberties category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: civil and political rights[3], cultural rights[4]
- Subclass of: intellectual freedom[5], freedom of expression[6], civil rights[7], freedom of information[8]
- Commons category: Freedom of speech[9]
- Opposite of: censorship[10], restrictions to free speech[11]
- Has part(s): freedom of the press[12], freedom of indifference[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Freedom of speech[14]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Freedom of speech[15]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Red Blue Translator[17]
- Nickname: freezepeach[18]
- Equivalent class: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Freedom_of_speech[19]
- Different from: Wolność słowa[20], Freedom of expression[21]
- Hashtag: freespeech[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Human rights[23], WikiForHumanRights 2019[24], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25]
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Influence
Things named for freedom of speech include Free Speech Coalition[26], an organization[27], in United States[28], founded in 1991[29].
Why It Matters
freedom of speech has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]
Entities named for it include Free Speech Coalition[26], an organization[27], in United States[28], founded in 1991[29].