Internet blackout day: Politicisation of online activism?: — Damien D. Cheong and Yeap Su Yin The Malaysian Insi...

Internet blackout day: Politicisation of online activism?

Internet blackout day: Politicisation of online activism?: — Damien D. Cheong and Yeap Su Yin The Malaysian Insi...

— Damien D. Cheong and Yeap Su Yin The Malaysian Insider Sep 02, 2012 SEPT 2 — An internet blackout day was declared in Malaysia on 14 August 2012. This was in protest against Section 114A of the recently-amended Evidence Act, which enables the authorities to act firmly against individuals who post defamatory, inflammatory and/or seditious content on the Internet. The law not only holds the user/blogger potentially accountable for the offending post(s) but also any individual or organisation connected to the objectionable website or blog such as a person who: owns, administers or edits the website; is registered with the network service provider; and is in custody or control of the computer at the time the offence was committed. These new amendments have alarmed many netizens and civil society groups because of the legislation’s wide scope and the heavy onus placed on the ...

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