The UN Human Rights Committee, the official interpreter of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, emphasizes in General Comment no.34 that restrictions on speech online must be strictly necessary and proportionate to achieve a legitimate purpose.
Kamati ya Haki za binadamu ya Umoja wa mataifa ambayo ndiyo mtafsiri rasmi wa mkataba wa kimataifa wa haki za kiraia na kisiasa inasistiza katika kutoa maoni ya jumla namba 34 kwamba makatazo ya kuongea mtandaoni ni lazima yatiliwe umuhimu ili kupata malengo halisi.