Blog = freedom of speech?

Blogs are an avenue for us to express our thoughts, an online diary perhaps.

Or so, would many think that way.

It's far from being a diary nor an avenue to fully express our thoughts.

It would be possible to write very controversial topics within your personal diary, as no one would have the permission or access to it. However, with blogs, it's a totally different case. Blogs are open to public, everyone can see what you are writing, what you are thinking, what happens in your day and many more. Therefore, it would be most inappropriate to associate it with an online diary.

An avenue to fully express our thoughts, I don't think so. Since people have been caught for posting racist comments or otherwise socially inappropriate blog posts, I do not see why this is considered an avenue for expressing thoughts.
Do you get caught by "thinking" of socially inappropriate things?

Besides, ever since people got word of bloggers getting caught for posting such inappropriate posts. Many turned to "censoring" their posts.

Due to that, it no longer is our actual thoughts. It has already became only a part of our thinking. Just imagine speaking through a mask where everyone is still hiding something inside. The full message will never get across