What does Article 20 say about prior censorship (censura previa) of freedom of expression?
Sources: 1 link, read on 21 October 2026.
Spanish Constitution, article 20 (BOE, consolidated text), read on 21 October 2026.
Answer: It is not allowed. Article 20.2 says so: the exercise of these rights cannot be restricted by any kind of prior censorship.
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Constitution · article 20.2
The question in Spanish
¿Qué dice el artículo 20 sobre la censura previa en la libertad de expresión?
The options
- AIt is not allowed: these rights cannot be restricted by any kind of prior censorshipNo está permitida: estos derechos no pueden restringirse mediante ningún tipo de censura previaCorrect
- BIt is allowed for newspapersEstá permitida para los periódicos
- CIt is allowed when the Government asks for itEstá permitida cuando la pide el Gobierno
What the Constitution says
«2. El ejercicio de estos derechos no puede restringirse mediante ningún tipo de censura previa.»
Spanish Constitution of 1978, article 20 (paragraph 2, consolidated text at the BOE), read on 21 October 2026. The quotation is in Spanish, as the BOE prints it; the English wording of the answer is ours. Laws carry no copyright (Ley de Propiedad Intelectual, art. 13), so we quote the text as it stands.
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