Translation for "self-censorship" to french

Self-censorship

• autocensure
• auto-censure

Translation examples

auto-censure

Indeed, as a consequence of the 40 years of communist rule, there are still some reflexes of self-censorship which hamper the development of the press.
En fait, après 40 ans de régime communiste, certains réflexes d’auto-censure subsistent, qui freinent le développement de la presse.

(4) Most important, some studies may be suspected of offering an over-optimistic assessment of a government measure. Even more insidiously, the statistical system itself may be suspected of self-censorship in its analyses.
(4) Enfin et surtout, le soupçon peut peser, dans certains cas, que les études ont dressé un bilan par trop favorable de telle ou telle mesure, ou encore, de façon plus insidieuse, que l’administration statistique pratique une forme d’auto-censure dans ses analyses.

Such actions are often aimed not only to silence legitimate expression, but also to intimidate a population to push its members towards self-censorship.
Bien souvent, de telles actions visent non seulement à réduire au silence l'expression légitime mais aussi à pousser une population à l'auto-censure.

I don't believe in censorship, but I'm a big believer in self-censorship.
Je ne crois pas à la censure, mais je crois beaucoup en l'auto-censure.