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M'sia to sieve 'harmful' blogs
[Straits Times] MALAYSIA has formed a task force to scour the Internet for blog postings deemed harmful to national unity, authorities said on Friday in the latest of a series of actions against new media.Home ministry deputy secretary general for security Abdul Rahim Mohamad Radzi said the unit would involve the police, Internet regulators, the information ministry and the attorney general's chambers. 'It is a mechanism that will coordinate these various agencies to help monitor what is being said in cyberspace and to take action against those that are trying to stoke racial tensions and disunity,' he told AFP. Mr Abdul Rahim said the group would also monitor alternative and mainstream media for similar content. 'There is a disturbing trend now appearing on the Internet where some people are inciting racial unrest and causing confusion and this will damage the peace we have in the country,' he added. Posted by: Fred 2010-09-04 |
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