Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Free speech as one of the fundamental tenets of democracy promotes the freedom to express opinions and beliefs without censorship. However, even democracies have been struggling to define the limits of free speech and today it is limited not only by censorship - laws protecting individuals from offenses such as libel, slander and obscenity restrict this basic freedom. Learn more about the concept of free speech and freedom of information in this book.