DOI: 10.70650/rvimj.2025v2i50012

  DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.70650/rvimj.2025v2i50012

Abstract: Freedom of expression is one of the needs of the present century, and a society which does not have freedom of expression and communication media is a dictatorial society. It is clear that freedom of expression does not mean insult, ridicule and anarchy, rather the meaning of freedom of expression always deviates from its logical and realistic behavior. The question is, what evidence should world opinion rely on regarding freedom of expression? ‘Whenever speaking, speak on time, think for a long time and speak briefly.’ With this learning of oral tradition, journalism has come a long way, starting from the first journalist Narada, the first editor Ved Vyas, the first live telecast of Mahabharata, Sanjay etc. After Kautilya’s Arthashastra, Mughal period’s Vakyanvis and the Roti and Kalam symbol in the first freedom struggle (1857), journalism, after passing through the state proclamations and the typical Harkars or sandhis in remote rural areas, has evolved into its current cutting-edge and revolutionary form ‘e-journalism or web journalism’, Information technology, technical discoveries and inventions and its daily increasing use and expansion of the Internet have further expanded the scope of web journalism. In the era of globalization, journalism has expanded to a revolutionary level by combining cutting-edge technologies with the norms of knowledge, philosophy, spirituality and creative creation. Web journalism or social media has emerged as an easy means to interact with the entire world in the blink of an eye. The biggest difference between a human being and an animal is that humans can express their thoughts and actions but animals are silent creatures. Free exchange of ideas, debate and expression of viewpoints are important for democracy. Through this paper we will research what is freedom of speech? And why is this important? How is freedom of speech depicted in the new Indian Judicial Code? What is the Freedom of Speech platform? What is social media? How it is misusing freedom of speech, and how to balance both, all this will be studied through this paper.

Key Words: Social Media, Freedom, Speech and Expression, Journalism, Inventions.