Dumbing down democracy: Trends in internet regulation, surveillance and control in Asia.

This article argues that the trends in state regulation, survelliance and control of the internet in Asia stand to effectively reduce political expression. A variety of international media watch and human rights organisations have noted that since September 2011, a slew of anti-terrorism laws have...

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Autor principal:	James Gomez
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Asia Pacific Network 2004
Materias:	media regulation surveillance media controls cybersecurity cyberspace freedom of expression Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:837eb3f1f6274a878e484ec594db2dfd2021-12-02T10:24:51ZDumbing down democracy: Trends in internet regulation, surveillance and control in Asia.10.24135/pjr.v10i2.8101023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/837eb3f1f6274a878e484ec594db2dfd2004-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/810https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 This article argues that the trends in state regulation, survelliance and control of the internet in Asia stand to effectively reduce political expression. A variety of international media watch and human rights organisations have noted that since September 2011, a slew of anti-terrorism laws have been adopted in Asia which place greater restrictions on the internet. Laws against online pornography, gambling, hate speech and spam have been revised to cover online political content and mobilisation. Such measures limit and reduce the space cyberactivists have to push the demogaphic agenda online. These cybersecurity measures, introduced as part of the 'war against terrorism', represent an extension of already draconian regulation in South-East Asian countries. James GomezAsia Pacific Networkarticlemedia regulationsurveillancemedia controlscybersecuritycyberspacefreedom of expressionCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 10, Iss 2 (2004)
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description	This article argues that the trends in state regulation, survelliance and control of the internet in Asia stand to effectively reduce political expression. A variety of international media watch and human rights organisations have noted that since September 2011, a slew of anti-terrorism laws have been adopted in Asia which place greater restrictions on the internet. Laws against online pornography, gambling, hate speech and spam have been revised to cover online political content and mobilisation. Such measures limit and reduce the space cyberactivists have to push the demogaphic agenda online. These cybersecurity measures, introduced as part of the 'war against terrorism', represent an extension of already draconian regulation in South-East Asian countries.
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title	Dumbing down democracy: Trends in internet regulation, surveillance and control in Asia.
title_short	Dumbing down democracy: Trends in internet regulation, surveillance and control in Asia.
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Dumbing down democracy: Trends in internet regulation, surveillance and control in Asia.

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