Sedition law and the bloggers’ freedom of expression in Malaysia
The advancement of Information Technology has transformed the landscape of communication to the new medium of communication. Therefore, blog becomes one of the main communication mediums for a blogger in Malaysia. Bloggers write blog posts, share their likes and dislikes. They voice their opinions...
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2020
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16143/1/42243-135488-1-PB.pdf http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16143/ https://ejournal.ukm.my/juum/issue/view/JUUM |
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| Summary: | The advancement of Information Technology has transformed the landscape of communication to the new medium of
communication. Therefore, blog becomes one of the main communication mediums for a blogger in Malaysia. Bloggers
write blog posts, share their likes and dislikes. They voice their opinions; provide suggestions, report news, and form
groups in the Blogosphere. However, many bloggers were arrested and prosecuted in court under Sedition Law. This
hinders the bloggers’ freedom of expression which is protected by Article 10(1) of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia.
The objective of this article is to explore the impact of sedition law in the era of Information Technology for bloggers in
practicing their freedom of expression in Malaysia. The qualitative research design has been adopted in analyzing three
selected blogs and bloggers who were investigated and prosecuted in court. The authors submit that the Sedition Law
does not override bloggers’ freedom of expression since the freedom itself is not originally absolute. This study will create
awareness among bloggers on the importance of their blog information and the limitations of their freedom of expressions. |
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