Mohd Sani, Mohd Azizuddin and Ahmad, Mohamad Zaki and Wahid, Ratnaria (2016) Freedom of the Internet in Malaysia. The Social Sciences, 11 (7). pp. 1343-1349. ISSN 1818-5800

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Abstract

Social media has been hugely popular among the youth through mediums such as Blogs, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.Online news pods have become very dominant and mainstream in Malaysia overtaking the print and broadcasting media Thus, the internet has given more democratic space to the people expression for and against the government and opposition.This study, studies about freedom of the internet in Malaysia, specifically in examining the political speech. Malaysia practices the policy of free cyberspace but still, there are many mechanisms to restrict political speech online. Some restriction are justifiable such us on pornography and hate speech. There is a concern that the government restricts more that it should be.Ultimately, freedom of the internet is crucial for a more democratic Malaysia.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Freedom of the internet, political speech, social meda, regulation, Malaysia
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics T Technology > T Technology (General)
Divisions:	School of International Studies
Depositing User:	Prof. Dr. Mohd. Azizuddin Mohd Sani
Date Deposited:	13 Nov 2016 03:24
Last Modified:	13 Nov 2016 03:24
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/19214

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