A look at Malaysian legal issues around freedom of expression and privacy in the digital space

A quick review of Sinar Project efforts from crowdsourcing open data and information on candidates to online censorship monitoring in the lead up and on the night of Malaysia's historic 14th general elections.

Initial Human Rights Censorship Dashboards

Initial development version of Human Rights Censorship Dashboards generated from Citizen Lab test-lists and OONI measurement data

Internet Censorship Monitoring: Duterte's Drug War

Testing for censorship and network interference for Philippines online media with so far has not found any conclusive evidence of any form of online media censorship. Engagemedia with support of the public, will continue to run and monitor online media for signs of future censorship.

Laws cited for Internet Censorship in Malaysia

Laws Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) cites for blocking different categories of websites in addition to Communications Multimedia Act 233 and Copyright Act, also include State Shariah Acts