noun
self-censorship
The act of censoring one's own expression, often to avoid offending others or to conform to social norms.
SNSでは、炎上を避けるために自己検閲が働きやすい。
On social media, self-censorship tends to kick in to avoid backlash.
表現の自由が保
Even when freedom of expression is guaranteed, self-censorship does not disappear.