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Freedom of speech and freedom of assembly are fundamental principels in any democracy. The same is true for secrecy of letters and inviolability of the home. In a democracy, people can meet anywhere and talk to anybody about anything. Freedom of speech, however, gives rise to some dilemmas.
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Freedom of speech and freedom of assembly are fundamental principels in any democracy. The same is true for the secrecy of letters and inviolability of the home. In a democracy, people can meet anywhere and talk to anybody about anything. Freedom of speech, however, gives rise to some dilemmas.
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== Formal and Material Freedom of Speech ==
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== Formal and material freedom of speech ==
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There are two kinds of Free Speech in a democracy.
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There are two kinds of Free Speech in a democracy.  
The Formal Freedom of Speech means that the government does not use censorship. No one decides in advance what can be published and what cannot. One of the few exceptions concerns children, where the government may restrict movies and computer games to certain age groups, and ban child pornography.
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Formal freedom of speech means that the government does not apply censorship. No one decides in advance what can be published and what cannot. One of the few exceptions concerns children, where the government may restrict movies and computer games to certain age groups, and ban child pornography.