Freedom of speech & the internet

The internet is a medium for individuals to exercise their freedom of speech. The internet, which has been referred as the information super highway, have significant role in many areas such as shaping public opinion and disseminating information. The effectiveness of the Internet as a medium of mas...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Mokhtar, Khairil Azmin
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2008
Subjects:	KPG Malaysia
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/52720/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/52720/1/freedom%20of%20speech_lengkap.pdf

id	iium-52720
recordtype	eprints
spelling	iium-527202016-12-01T08:43:55Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/52720/ Freedom of speech & the internet Mokhtar, Khairil Azmin KPG Malaysia The internet is a medium for individuals to exercise their freedom of speech. The internet, which has been referred as the information super highway, have significant role in many areas such as shaping public opinion and disseminating information. The effectiveness of the Internet as a medium of mass communication is no longer in doubt. The technology available today has created many Internet based services including blogs, chat rooms, instant messaging, news bulletins and virtual libraries. The convergence of traditional forms of broadcasting, telecommunications and online activities and services unsurprisingly gives rise to the question among policy makers in government as to whether there should be more effective means of regulation of the Internet. However the regulation run counter the idea of freedom of speech. This paper seeks to observe the scope of freedom of speech and certain types of content which seeks to be regulated and prohibited. 2008-11 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/52720/1/freedom%20of%20speech_lengkap.pdf Mokhtar, Khairil Azmin (2008) Freedom of speech & the internet. In: 3rd Conference on Law & Technology 2008, 11-12 November 2008, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
repository_type	Digital Repository
institution_category	Local University
institution	International Islamic University Malaysia
building	IIUM Repository
collection	Online Access
language	English
topic	KPG Malaysia
spellingShingle	KPG Malaysia Mokhtar, Khairil Azmin Freedom of speech & the internet
description	The internet is a medium for individuals to exercise their freedom of speech. The internet, which has been referred as the information super highway, have significant role in many areas such as shaping public opinion and disseminating information. The effectiveness of the Internet as a medium of mass communication is no longer in doubt. The technology available today has created many Internet based services including blogs, chat rooms, instant messaging, news bulletins and virtual libraries. The convergence of traditional forms of broadcasting, telecommunications and online activities and services unsurprisingly gives rise to the question among policy makers in government as to whether there should be more effective means of regulation of the Internet. However the regulation run counter the idea of freedom of speech. This paper seeks to observe the scope of freedom of speech and certain types of content which seeks to be regulated and prohibited.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mokhtar, Khairil Azmin
author_facet	Mokhtar, Khairil Azmin
author_sort	Mokhtar, Khairil Azmin
title	Freedom of speech & the internet
title_short	Freedom of speech & the internet
title_full	Freedom of speech & the internet
title_fullStr	Freedom of speech & the internet
title_full_unstemmed	Freedom of speech & the internet
title_sort	freedom of speech & the internet
publishDate	2008
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/52720/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/52720/1/freedom%20of%20speech_lengkap.pdf
first_indexed	2023-09-18T21:14:41Z
last_indexed	2023-09-18T21:14:41Z
_version_	1777411483256225792

Freedom of speech & the internet

Similar Items