online harm

Emulate Australia’s move in banning kids from social media, lawyers suggest

Legal experts highlight risks of online harm and negative influence, acknowledge moderate or minimal impact on freedom of speech 

Malaysia’s new social media regulatory framework: What you need to know

New rules aim to curb cybercrime and online harm, individual users not affected

Regulating social media platforms: weighing right to free speech against right to safety, security of users – Hafiz Hassan 

To oppose regulations due to concerns about the rights to freedom of expression is to mischaracterise the right, and its interaction with other fundamental rights

Tighten measures to combat online harm and cybercrimes – Derek Fernandez

With high rates of such issues, Malaysia still lacks digital sovereignty in terms of regulating these platforms particularly in holding themselves and users accountable

Hiding behind anonymity – Derek Fernandez

THE worldwide surge in online harm and cybercrime has cost the world trillions of dollars annually and is expected to rise substantially in the future.

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Life after loss: a family’s journey of grief and love post-2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

20 years after the post-Christmas tsunami hit Penang and other areas, Alan Keevan shares his account during and after the tragedy where he lost his beloved mother Sharon