DE LA CENZURA GUVERNAMENTALĂ LA CENZURA PRIVATĂ: CE ÎNSEAMNĂ ASTA PENTRU DEMOCRAȚIE?

Abstract

In the informational era, where digitalization is extremely important, censorship can take on another, unforeseen and unexpected form. Although in a constitutional and legal framework of a state governed by the rule of law, freedom of expression is guaranteed, censorship remains an integral function in any state implementing a system of prohibitions, restrictions, and propaganda mechanisms. There is a clear distinction between censorship in democratic states and totalitarian ones. The modern dilemma is linked to how new technologies can facilitate the emergence of censorship and negatively impact the democratic principles of Western civilization.