Freedom Of Speech And Its Legal Regulation In The Age Of Media

With the rapid development of China's Internet,self-media developed on the basis of new media represented by wireless Internet and smart phones are rapidly and profoundly affecting our lives.The rise of Weibo and We Chat has brought us to the era of self-media.Citizens can use the self-media network platform to express their opinions at any time,anywhere,and freely,so that citizens' freedom of speech can be maximized.As one of the most basic human rights of citizens,freedom of speech is the most important and important constitutional right of a democratic society.While being protected,it must be subject to the necessary constraints.In the rapidly developing self-media era,we need to study how to ensure and regulate from a new perspective.Citizens' freedom of speech.Since the arrival of the media,it has provided a platform for people to express their opinions.The state should encourage,support,and nurture the healthy development and growth of the media.Compared with traditional media,there are many differences among publishers,different authenticity,and different timeliness.The most typical features can be summarized as multi-layered,diversified,popular,and universal.Citizens can fully express freedom of speech through self-media,which helps citizens to participate in politics,realize the right to supervise citizens,and help promote the process of national democracy and rule of law.However,since the media has brought convenience to citizens' speech,it will also be used by some “hearty people”.Since the media have the characteristics of anonymity,some citizens will use the media to publish and disseminate some fallacies that are contrary to social morality;or to fabricate false facts and spread rumors to achieve certain goals;or to spread vulgar content for money benefits.And so on;some citizens have even used the self-media to expand the state of affairs in order to threaten the government.The appearance of these phenomena will affect the country's security,social stability,citizens' physical and mental health,and cause damage to a stable social order.While countries around the world encourage,protect and support citizens' use of the Internet to exercise their right to freedom of expression,they also regulate the freedom of speech in the Internet according to law.According to China's national conditions and the present situation of freedom of speech of citizens in our country in the era of media,we must improve citizens' constitutional awareness,enhance citizens' awareness of rights protection,enhance citizens' moral quality,and guide citizens to exercise freedom of speech correctly.The article promotes the development of self-media,protects the standardized use of citizens' freedom of speech in the era of media,and makes citizens' freedom of speech maximization the starting point.In the media,citizens' freedom of speech is bounded,relevant legislation is improved,government behavior is regulated,and the industry is defined.The association's self-discipline status,strengthening industry autonomy,attaching importance to legal interpretation,and remedying legal loopholes put forward suggestions on the regulation of freedom of speech in the media age.