自じ己こ検けん閲えつ

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、炎えん上じょうを避さけるために自じ己こ検けん閲えつが働はたらきやすい。

  On social media, self-censorship tends to kick in to avoid backlash.

• 表ひょう現げんの自じ由ゆうが保ほ障しょうされていても、自じ己こ検けん閲えつはなくならない。

  Even when freedom of expression is guaranteed, self-censorship does not disappear.