What is Censorship ? Does it exist on Hive ? What about Free Speech ?

There is a lot of discussion surrounding Censorship and Free Speech on Hive.

Are people being Censored there ? Has Free Speech been banned ? Is Information being suppressed ?

I don’t know about any of that, but it sure seems like the community is “up in arms” over people being censored. It’s all I read these days.

What do you think ? Have you ever been Censored or intimidated over on Hive ? Is this an exaggeration?

Is Hive controlled by the Government ? The CIA ? DARPA ? Justin Sun ?

Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information. This may be done on the basis that such material is considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or "inconvenient".

Censorship can be conducted by governments, private institutions, and other controlling bodies.

Governments and private organizations may engage in censorship. Other groups or institutions may propose and petition for censorship. When an individual such as an author or other creator engages in censorship of his or her own works or speech, it is referred to as self-censorship. General censorship occurs in a variety of different media, including speech, books, music, films, and other arts, the press, radio, television, and the Internet for a variety of claimed reasons including national security, to control obscenity, child pornography, and hate speech, to protect children or other vulnerable groups, to promote or restrict political or religious views, and to prevent slander and libel.

Internet censorship is control or suppression of the publishing or accessing of information on the Internet.

What is this Self Censorship ????

Are people being intimidated through Downvote Trails ?

Have you ever felt intimidated on Hive ?

Self-censorship is the act of censoring or classifying one's own discourse. This is done out of fear of, or deference to, the sensibilities or preferences (actual or perceived) of others and without overt pressure from any specific party or institution of authority. Self-censorship is often practiced by film producers, film directors, publishers, news anchors, journalists, musicians, and other kinds of authors including individuals who use social media.

Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights guarantees freedom of speech from all forms of censorship. Article 19 explicitly states that "everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers."

The practice of self-censorship, like that of censorship itself, has a long history

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship