#self-censor
- To self-censor — To voluntarily impose restrictions on the expression of one's own ideas, opinions, or artistic and journalistic works, due to fear of political repercussions, social pressure, conformism, or internal fears, without direct official enforcement.
- Self-censorship — The act of self-censoring and its result; the psychological and social process whereby an individual or institution voluntarily suppresses or alters their own speech, writings, or artistic expressions before publication.