Internet censorship involves putting restrictions on what can be viewed and accessed over the internet. This is usually enforced by regulators that can include the government and other parties. Internet censorship has been used to block access to websites that may be considered harmful to the users, the country or the economy as a whole.
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| A sample of a censored website in Malaysia |
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Act of 1998 contains a clause that guards against Internet censorship. The section which involves the improper use of network services to make “obscene, indecent, false, menacing or offensive” comments has frequently been used against individuals posting online.
To an extent, such censorship as allowed by the law and supported by the "Anti-Fake News Bill" that was recently signed may remove an element of freedom of speech and expression in the digital space among the common people though protecting the government interests at the same time.
