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Malaysia Uses Anti-Terrorism Laws To Stop Bloggers 381

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday July 25, 2007 @01:06PM from the like-a-glimpse-into-the-future dept.

Academiphiliac writes to mention the BBC reported in an article this morning that the Malaysian government may start using tough anti-terror laws to censor bloggers who insult either Islam or the country's king. "The move comes as one of Malaysia's leading online commentators has been questioned by police following a complaint by the main governing party. The new rules would allow a suspect to be detained indefinitely, without being charged or put on trial. But officials insist the law is not intended to strangle internet freedom."

Submission + - The 101 best Facebook applications in the world! (techdigest.tv)

Submitted by faster_manic on Wednesday July 25, 2007 @01:02PM

faster_manic writes: Roundup of the best third-party apps that Facebook has to offer, from Tetris Tournament, iLike and Top Friends through to Fantasy Hip-Hop, Graffiti, Dogbook and Catbook, Lego Man, Last.fm Music, NES Games, Vampires, I'm A Virgin, Virtual iPhone and more. Someone, somewhere has put all of these on their profile.

Submission + - "There Aughtta Be A Law Ahgin' It!" (functionalisminaction.com)

Submitted by

IConrad01

on Wednesday July 25, 2007 @01:02PM

IConrad01 writes: "Functionalism In Action: "There Aughtta Be A Law Ahgin' It!" is a commentary by a technophile libertarian (yours truly) which attempts to shed some light on how fighting over government regulations never provides anything approaching the best solution to the world's woes."

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