Freedom of information can mean:

• Whether a particular piece of information can be freely created, read, modified, copied and distributed; see free content (as well as free culture and free software).
• Freedom to express one's opinions or ideas, generally, within a society; see freedom of speech.
• The accessibility of government-held information; see Freedom of information legislation.

Also, see freedom for other meanings of freedom.

See also

• Transparency (humanities)
• Media transparency
• Market transparency

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