Let a hundred flowers bloom: Digital speech in Malaysia

The thesis of this paper is that in some societies blogs are beginning to act as a force for democratization and perform the role of being an alternative form of media. Blogging amplifies the cultural and participatory elements of free speech by enabling more people to take part in the spread of ide...

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Main Author: TANG, Hang Wu
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https://doi.org/10.2202/1932-0205.1012
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spelling sg-smu-ink.sol_research-43782018-11-07T09:44:27Z Let a hundred flowers bloom: Digital speech in Malaysia TANG, Hang Wu The thesis of this paper is that in some societies blogs are beginning to act as a force for democratization and perform the role of being an alternative form of media. Blogging amplifies the cultural and participatory elements of free speech by enabling more people to take part in the spread of ideas and the dissemination of information. By publishing online, bloggers not only route around prohibitive financial hurdles to media production but also overcome some laws that restrict freedom of expression. This essay focuses on a Malaysian case study of bloggers who are now a formidable force in disseminating information and promoting a democratic culture in the country despite laws that restrict free speech in the country. This essay also reflects on the salient lessons gleaned from the Malaysian experience which might be relevant to the project of constructing a successful blogging scene in the Middle East and other authoritarian or soft-authoritarian regimes. 2006-05-01T07:00:00Z text https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/2420 info:doi/10.2202/1932-0205.1012 https://doi.org/10.2202/1932-0205.1012 Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University free speech Internet Asia democracy blogs culture Asian Studies Comparative and Foreign Law Internet Law
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topic free speech
Internet
Asia
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blogs
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Asian Studies
Comparative and Foreign Law
Internet Law
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Internet
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democracy
blogs
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Asian Studies
Comparative and Foreign Law
Internet Law
TANG, Hang Wu
Let a hundred flowers bloom: Digital speech in Malaysia
description The thesis of this paper is that in some societies blogs are beginning to act as a force for democratization and perform the role of being an alternative form of media. Blogging amplifies the cultural and participatory elements of free speech by enabling more people to take part in the spread of ideas and the dissemination of information. By publishing online, bloggers not only route around prohibitive financial hurdles to media production but also overcome some laws that restrict freedom of expression. This essay focuses on a Malaysian case study of bloggers who are now a formidable force in disseminating information and promoting a democratic culture in the country despite laws that restrict free speech in the country. This essay also reflects on the salient lessons gleaned from the Malaysian experience which might be relevant to the project of constructing a successful blogging scene in the Middle East and other authoritarian or soft-authoritarian regimes.
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title Let a hundred flowers bloom: Digital speech in Malaysia
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publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
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url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/2420
https://doi.org/10.2202/1932-0205.1012
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