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Dil Debate on Censorship
Debate on the censorship of the word homophobia and the controversial pay out of compensation to members of the IONA institute.
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TURKISH PROTESTORS ANGRY ABOUT INTERNET CENSORSHIP
WHERE #39;S THE OUTRAGE OVER US CENSORSHIP OF NEWS? OUTRAGE OVER THE AMERICAN PRESS LYING, AND FEEDING IT #39;S OWN PEOPLE GOVERNMENT, AND CORPORATE PROPAGANDA? WHER...
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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
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Tittle : Media Control Author : Noam Chomsky Classification Number : 300-51 Database : Thamboo Library Data Base Publisher : Seven Stories Year : 1997 Page : 59
Abstract:
Bahasa :
Noam Chomsky melihat terdapat propaganda yang terjadi yang terjadi pada demokrasi, yaitu model demokrasi yang masyarakatnya aktif berpartisipasi dan demokrasi yang mana masyarakatnya di manipulasi dan dikendalikan. menurut Chomsky, propaganda yang terjadi merupakan satu bentuk negara yang otoriter, di Amerika Serikat, media massa menjadi salah satu cara untuk menyampaikan propaganda tersebut ke masyarakat.
English :
Noam Chomskys backpocket classic on wartime propaganda and opinion control begins by asserting two models of democracyone in which the public actively participates, and one in which the public is manipulated and controlled. According to Chomsky, propaganda is to democracy as the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state, and the mass media is the primary vehicle for delivering propaganda in the United States.
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BENGKULU: Communication and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek said the initiative to organise a National Media Day in Malaysia should come from its own media community in line with the freedom of press.
I should ask the Malaysian press if they want to organise it. If they do then we will support them. In Indonesia its the media community which organises the event and the government supports them, he said.
He was speaking to reporters after the Indonesian National Press Day (Hari Pers (Media) Nasional (HPN) assembly at Fort Marlborough, Kota Bengkulu here yesterday .
Ahmad Shabery was responding to queries from Malaysian journalists as to whether the Malaysian authorities intended to have such a celebration in Malaysia.
The HPN was attended by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for the 10th and final time as the leader of the republic before the end of his term in October.
Ahmad Shabery said the government did not want to be misunderstood as trying to control or own the media if it initiated the event.
All this while we have supported the Malaysian Press Institute. The Prime Minister always attends their annual dinner, so theres no reason for the government not to support an event like this if its organised by the media itself, he said.
The Indonesian Media community yesterday awarded Yudhoyono the title of Media Friend in appreciation of his service and contribution to the media and as a farewell present as Indonesias sixth president. Bernama
In his speech, Yudhoyono said he and his family were never spared from being criticised and attacked by the media during his 10 years as President.
He stressed however that they had done him a service by making him stronger and able to lead Indonesia and its population of more than 240 million.
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Malaysian media community should initiate National Media Day, says Ahmad Shabery