Media Censorship In Malaysia

Censorship is a growing issue in Malaysia as it is attempts to adapt to a modern knowledge-based economy. In Malaysia, there has one of the world's strictest forms of media censorship, with nearly a hundred movies banned in this decade alone on the pretext of upholding morality. Internet however remains unfettered in line with upholding civil liberties and maintaining democratic spaces.

We are now currently living in the so-called information age which can be described as an era were economic activities are mainly information based also known as an age of informationalization. This is due to the development and the use of technology. The main characteristics of this era can be summarized as a rise in the number of knowledge workers, a world that has become more open in the sense of communication such as global village or Gutenberg galaxy and internationalization means the trans-border flow of data.

In a digital age, where an online communication has become the norm, internet users and governments face increased risks of becoming the targets of cyber attacks. As a cyber criminals continue to develop and advance their techniques, they are also shifting their targets on focusing less on theft of financial information and more on business espionage and accessing government information. In order to fight fast-spreading cyber crime, governments must collaborate globally to develop an effective model that will control the threat.

Over the past few years, the global cyber crime landscape has been changed dramatically, with criminals employing more sophisticated technology and greater knowledge of cyber security. Until now, malware, spam emails, hacking into corporate sites and other attacks of this nature were mostly the work of co...

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...rmation may also refer to the right to privacy in the context of the Internet and information technology. As with the right to freedom of expression, the right to privacy is a recognized human right and freedom of information acts as an extension to this right. Lastly, freedom of information can include opposition to patents, opposition to copyrights or opposition to intellectual property in general.

As a conclusion, in order to advance internet freedom in the face of growing restrictions around the world, governments cannot rely entirely on uncontroversial measures, for examples like advocating broad principles, criticizing flagrant abuses, and funding programs. They also need to take bolder actions that directly challenge vested interests at home and abroad. That such actions are vital to reverse the global trend toward greater suppression on internet freedom.