“..if we were the citizens of any other developed country, we would be happy to put our real names to our messages. But Singapore is not any other country..”
Lucky Tan
“Anonymity in cyberspace is an illusion. You will remember in 2007, we prosecuted three persons under the Sedition Act.. The reason we did that was to send the message that your words have an impact; if need be, we can identify you, and if we have to, we will be prepared to prosecute you.”
Vivian Balakrishnan, 21 Feb 2009
“..what is fascinating here is perhaps also the implicit suggestion that seditious bloggers were charged not necessarily because they did something wrong but because the people who charged them wanted to send across a message to the public to instill fear, to remind the public that they can be prosecuted.”
mollymeek
“The problem is, the elephant (the government) comes into the room and tries to define what a moderated internet should look like..”
Alex Au
This week’s roundup and recommended reads after the break.
More »
