“Malaysian NGOs, well-known bloggers and opposition politicians staged a one-day ‘Internet blackout’ to protest a legal amendment that they say threatens free expression on the Web. Participants replaced their home pages with black screens featuring messages attacking the new section of the Evidence Act, which went into effect in April despite widespread opposition. Critics say under the amendment any web host, provider of a wi-fi network, or ordinary user of a computer or mobile device can be found liable for any defamatory or harmful Web content sent via its systems.”
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