According to a report by The Business Standard, freedom of expression rarely vanishes through loud or abrupt confrontations. Instead, it tends to disappear quietly and incrementally.
The report highlights that this erosion occurs through small, persistent adjustments: softening a single sentence, removing a slide, cutting parts of a film, relocating a meeting, or altering a face until its original identity is lost. These subtle shifts collectively lead to a gradual decline in freedom of expression.