Malaysian activists and bloggers are staging an online black-out for one day to protest against changes to a law they say restricts free speech online.
They have replaced their home pages with black screens critical of the Evidence Act, revised in April, for Internet Black-out Day.
Critics say the law makes people unfairly liable for content published from networks and personal devices.
Officials deny the change is meant to silence critics ahead of an election.
The revised law means that Malaysians could get into trouble even if their devices or internet connections have been hacked into, critics say. Full story...
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They have replaced their home pages with black screens critical of the Evidence Act, revised in April, for Internet Black-out Day.
Critics say the law makes people unfairly liable for content published from networks and personal devices.
Officials deny the change is meant to silence critics ahead of an election.
The revised law means that Malaysians could get into trouble even if their devices or internet connections have been hacked into, critics say. Full story...
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