What are the various checks on the misuse of Right to Freedom?
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I'd question whether free speech can be 'misused'—the entire concept is predicated on the idea you can express in public anything that you so wish. So by definition there can be no misuse.
Further, free speech is a qualified human right and can be curbed when it interferes with other rights. People do get prosecuted for contempt of court, for example, or incitement to violence. You might describe such irresponsible actions as a 'misuse' but if the state takes steps to curb such speech then it's arguable whether the right to free speech has even been exercised.
There are countless examples where the right to free speech has been used to sow division, hate, or confusion. Certainly the tabloid press in the UK enjoy exercising this kind of speech to sell newspapers. And extremist political groups argue for segregation, deportations and even the over throw of the political system. All these examples make society and politics more difficult. But to describe such speech acts as 'abuse' or 'misuse' does also convey the implication that those speech acts should be curbed, which is not the point of free speech at all.
'Misuse' is also in the eye of the beholder. For some, satirising a religious figure in a cartoon is considered an abuse of free speech. But I happen to think it is necessary—and perhaps to be encouraged —if the unaccountable power of religious elites is to be kept in check.
The right to free speech does mean that people will say unpleasant things. Those who argue for strong human rights protections need to acknowledge and own this fact. It is an unfortunate but necessary side effect of the right. The way to combat such speech is not to censor it, but by deploying counter-speech, our own right to speak, in order to refute and neuter whatever bad thing has been said.