The role of freedom of speech in the development of society

This article covers the importance of freedom of speech in the development of society, the features of its manifestation, the reforms currently being carried out to ensure the freedom of speech of citizens, the issues of speech in mass media.] It should be said from this article that ensuring freedom of speech with attention to the interests of the citizen and society is the first step towards democracy. It is defined that every person, watered with the ideas of universal humanism, should express his opinion in confidence regardless of nationality, race, religion, social status and political affiliation.