Based on my understanding, Section 114A referred as the Presumption of Fact in Publication. It is a new amendment to the Evidence Act 1950. This law will affect who presumed to have published or re-published offensive issues. It should be concern by everyone who interacts with the internet, from Facebook users and bloggers to commentators on online news portal and even casual users.
How would ACT114A affect you?
Until now it doesn’t really affect me. But after search the details about these
ACT114A, it strongly awake me be wary of these new amendment. Don't think we are the innocent netizen is safe as long as we're not the one writing potentially offensive comments or sending out some sensitive issues. According to ACT114A, it considers as a guilty and from now on, you're guilty until proven innocent. So, I will take more alert and responsible about what I post.
Does it really matter?
Not many people are aware of the ACT114A. Many do not know what they are too. But in my own opinion I think it is really should be concern. Because the amendment law will have serious implications on internet use as the owner of a site or device is presumed guilty and has to fight to prove his/her innocence.
Should you be concerned?
Yes. Because this is very seriously issues in nowadays.
Let’s say if an anonymous post content said to be offensive on my Facebook wall, or if someone use my WIFI account and uploads a controversial document, I will be immediately deemed the publisher of the content and subject to prosecution under the relevant laws. Although it was very unfair for those innocent but at the moment it also catch up many irresponsible people who posted these all offensive issues.
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by Cecilia Lim Xin Lei (1112700681)
I couldn't agree more with your sentence " Don't think we are the innocent netizen is safe as long as we're not the one writing potentially offensive comments or sending out some sensitive issues." We are no longer safe netizen with this law. Thus. we should always be mindful with our words.
ReplyDeleteya..this is what i want to bring out. Even we didn't write or post something which is offensive , but we still have the possibility to become guilty under this law. I also agree with what you had said, no matter how we still need to care about our words and do whatever we suppose to do and not to do. (:
ReplyDeleteu mentioned " Not many people are aware of the ACT114A. Many do not know what they are too."...
ReplyDeleteI agree what you said...Nowadays,many people just speech out what they want to talk about and not really concern "is it they did anything wrong?"sometimes they really don't know they did wrong already...
If they know also just think like " this is small case only... "
ya.. so we must take good care to our behavior and think mature before what you going to comments or post and avoid touching on sensitive issues.
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