In the present article we will analyze the current provisions in Romanian legislation regarding the protection of both the freedom of speech and the right to privacy, and the way they affect media and most recently social media.

The recent changes brought by the advance of modern communication methods, the switch from one-to-many communication to many-to-many has rendered some provisions of Romanian law obsolete or impossible to uphold, while others still apply. The focus of concern has partially shifted away from the censorship of the government torwards the censorship made possbile to the internet gatekeepers. “In recent years, concerns about the role of Internet intermediaries have continued to grow” (Yoo, 2010), since we have no true decentralized way of sending infromation via the internet – and all information is passed through said gatekeepers – be they your internet provider, Twitter, Facebook or Google.