Freedom of Expression
Bread & Kaya: Liking a Facebook page and the law
The recent report that Malaysian police are investigating a Penang teenager under the Sedition Act 1948 for liking the ‘I love Israel’ Facebook page has raised more than a few eyebrows. DNA columnist Foong Cheng Leong looks at the legal implications.
Internet censorship: What you allow is what will continue
There is no doubt that somebody blocked access to the BBC blog on the kangkung meme; if we allow them to get away with this, we’re allowing it to happen again … and again, writes security expert sniffit.
First they came for old media, then …
The shocking suspension of weekly business newsmagazine The Heat has dire consequences for all citizens, but is however merely the latest in a series of attempts by the Administration to smother freedom of expression, writes A. Asohan.
Vigilante social media group can only work if no double standards
The ‘Sensible and Ethical Malaysian United Troopers’ (Semut) group said it will monitor social media for sensitive remarks or comments 'that can be harmful to society,' but it must prove it does not practise the double standards that Malaysian authorities do, writes A. Asohan.
Detained: Suspect who allegedly insulted the Agong on Facebook
The MCMC, working with the police’s Commercial Crimes Department, said it has successfully tracked and detained a suspect who had allegedly insulted the Yang DiPertuan Agong (or king) on Facebook.
Anonymity, is your time up?
Anonymity has its place in discourse, online and in the physical world. But it should never be taken as an excuse to be a jerk, writes A. Asohan.
