{"id":978,"date":"2008-08-28T06:01:26","date_gmt":"2008-08-28T11:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/?p=978"},"modified":"2008-08-28T06:01:26","modified_gmt":"2008-08-28T11:01:26","slug":"right-to-act-against-malaysia-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2008\/08\/28\/right-to-act-against-malaysia-today","title":{"rendered":"Right to act against Malaysia-Today?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now, it seems like there are only 19 ISPs, from the previous 21<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Malaysia Today Mirror\/Alternate URL Information<\/a>
\nMalaysia-Today IP: 202.75.62.114<\/a>
\nMalaysia-Today alternate URL: http:\/\/mt.harapanmalaysia.com\/2008\/<\/a>
\nStart using OpenDNS<\/a> to avoid the pain. read more…<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Star is reporting<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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\n\u201cEveryone is subject to the law, even websites and blogs,\u201d said Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do not intend to curtail people\u2019s freedom or right to express themselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut when they publish things that are libellous, slanderous or defamatory, it is natural for SKMM to act,\u201d he said in Parliament lobby on Thursday.
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No Syed Albar, you are wrong (re: natural for SKMM to act). When something is libellous, slanderous, or defamatory, you tell them to remove the content, failing which, you take them to court, file a civil suit against them, and see what happens at the hand of the law. You do not censor the Internet. This is exactly what is happening to Raja Petra – he’s being charged for criminal defamation (and probably more?).<\/p>\n

Syed Albar goes on to add, as reported<\/a> in Malaysiakini:<\/p>\n

\nHe defended blocking access to Malaysia Today that has attacked top leaders, saying it had ignored warnings against publishing “slanderous” articles.<\/i>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That’s really the crux of the problem. Malaysia for the longest time, under the iron fisted rule of Mahathir, never questioned leaders in the open. Those that did, were put behind bars, under the ISA (thanks to things like the Printing Presses Act, etc.) Of course, exposure to the rest of the world, and the Internet, has helped shape the people to become much braver. <\/p>\n

Now, everyone’s playing the blame game (or pretending to be dumb):<\/p>\n