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WWE - Right To Censor (Censorship)
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Chinese media censorship on Hong Kong #39;s TV
As a foreigner living in China the censorship here doesn #39;t affect your daily life much and it isn #39;t noticeable at all, except that websites you are used to v...

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Chinese media censorship on Hong Kong's TV - Video

Turkish Police Use Water Cannon Tear Gas To Disperse People Protesting New Internet Censorship Law
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Intellectual embargos and absolute censorship are far less effective than literate intellectualism and sound moral logic in keeping society on a level course, observes Syerleena Abdul Rashid.

The screening of the No Fire Zone movie was disrupted

Every now and then, Malaysian government (or the state) propagates moral crusades against obscene literature, offensive material and anything considered a threat to Malaysian way of life.

It is not uncommon when the powers that be go all the way to ban books and movies. They may even go as far as censoring sensitive words like beer, Allah, drugs and any human reproductive part.

This is nothing but a form of escapism, an easy way out that the government adapts when dealing with anything complex or subjective. It can potentially be a deceptive system to command and force down moral standards accredited by the ruling elite (or coalition).

In general, the rulers of the state (the authorities) consider themselves the custodians of virtue. There is an unmistaken sense of self-righteousness to suppress any threats that may influence or weaken their support. Again, the Malaysian government has systematically eliminated all things considered haram, immoral or politically sensitive even if such material may have scientific evidence or can be proven to be historically accurate.

How effective is censoring literature or articles, where one can obtain an uncensored copy through the Internet?

And how can Malaysians deal with this form of bluenose tyranny namely selective censorship?

Where do we draw the line between artistic freedom and public offence?

How do we define what is morally and culturally acceptable without being smothered by the authorities?

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With rise of internet-savvy communities, censorship no longer effective

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IN my previous column, I explored the idea of the government restricting or entirely locking Malaysians out from social media and the Internet. It seemed like a fortuitous article in light of the events to date, specifically the kangkung incident.

In early January, kangkung memes lampooning Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak hit social media. This prompted a BBC Trending article that resulted in a firestorm when DigitalNewsAsia broke a story about how certain ISPs were blocking users from accessing the article. The cabinet at that point reportedly contemplated strong action to stop the lampooning of the prime minister but decided instead to affirm the MSC Bill of Guarantees (BoG).

But the cabinet did not issue an official statement to the above effect. And lets not forget, the BoG isnt really law, its the equivalent of a mission statement or service commitment at best.

In this column, I want to float a provocative suggestion: that the cabinet has it wrong and the BoG cannot be used as a basis, legal or otherwise, to justify access to Internet content that is satirical or parodic in nature.

Back to basics: The MSC

In the United States, satire and parody are clearly protected under the First Amendmentand, accordingly, are not subject to legal impediment except in limited circumstances.

Malaysia does not have a Bill of Rights and has a restricted free speech provision in the constitution. This means Malaysia is using the BoG provision on no Internet censorship as a stand-in to protect access to the Internet and, to a lesser degree, freedom of speech and the right to create parody and satire.

Yet, the origin of the BoG is very different from that of the US Bill of Rights. The BoG is inherently linked with the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC), which was created in 1996 as a Special Economic Zone. The MSC is a strategic economic initiative, not a political one, and its BoG was designed with the economic emphasis in mind.

The preamble of the BoG states that it reflects the governments intention to provide an environment in MSC Malaysia that is conducive to the development of MSC Malaysia Status entities. Aside from BoG #7, which relates to Internet censorship, the other nine relate to corporate or economic guarantees, from the freedom to source capital and workers to tax-free status and infrastructure commitments.

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A kangkung leaf covering the nakedness of censorship