Can we do away with systematic media censorship?
My definition of societal censorship is when society acts as its own filter when it comes to content instead of the state or any other authoritative body.
My definition of societal censorship is when society acts as its own filter when it comes to content instead of the state or any other authoritative body.
The government is not our parent and does not have that sort of authority over us as we are not children.
One of the most anticipated changes after the new Madani government was formed under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is the approach to handling the media, from traditional to social media.
I am a proponent of societal censorship and my definition of it is when society acts as its own filter when it comes to news and content instead of the state or any authoritative body.
We have too many past traumas with laws that are so broad-reaching that anything can be called under it, and we know what the consequences of that can be.
Here lies the problem of why the Malaysian film industry will always find it hard to develop into something we all can be proud of.
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I answer all your burning questions in my Talking Edge column at Options, The Edge.
What is interesting gets hyped up and the truth faces the risk of being pushed down and drowned out.
Is the apple-polishing culture in the Malaysian media coming back again?