Censor blogs to stop offensive messages
INTERNET has become the most powerful device today to communicate with the rest of the world. It is very easy and fast to communicate with anyone, no matter where one is.
One of the common ways to communicate is through blogs. Blogs are used to express our views on certain topics under discussion.
A string of comments follows the blog topic until it is withdrawn and put into an archive or destroyed.
Normally, when using blogs, the participant keys in the message and once done, it would be uploaded into the blog spot.
The process takes place either instantly or would only be uploaded after the message has been censored and edited.
Which is the best mode for blog messages, free or censored? Many of you might say free. I too prefer the same.
However, there are some irresponsible and inconsiderate individuals who abuse the freedom allowed in blog messages. They use very vulgar and offensive messages in the blogs.
I do understand some teens and those young at heart and also those whose messages are meant to look like that of an opposite sex, just want to have fun .
However, if we left the entertainment and leisure blogs uncensored, it would mean whatever that was keyed in will appear exactly on the screen.
There are some who do not know where to draw the line. Even in the more serious news and educational blogs, they use vulgar and sensitive remarks.
Such nonsense should be stopped before it breaches the tolerance level.
The royals have been the latest victims especially during the political crisis in Perak. The politicians and other celebrities have been their targets for a long time.
The culprits might think no one would know who posted the messages.
On the contrary, the authorities can easily trace them just by referring to the IP Address, Line Number and other latest gadgets.
Hence, they must either be careful using these blogs or face the music if he go overboard.
Let us use the blogs sensibly and responsibly with due consideration.
P. SRITHARAN,
Johor Baru.
Well, first of all, the internet is a source of information for everyone. It is a known fact that the new generation these days find it harder to live without the use of the Internet because almost all form of information can be found online.
In Malaysia or Singapore, we are known to be a democratic country. But if we call our country a democratic country, why are our media controlled by the government? Why are the opposing party not given equal amount of air time as the controlling party during the elections? Why are our local television stations very biased and supports the government?
Any form of media, the radio, television and print advertising have restrictions in what the broadcast or publish. Anything that goes against the government or religion (mainly Islam) will be considered illegal and therefor the responsible party who goes against the government or religion will be taken down.
But recently, there have been way for people to get their messages out there. The internet is something the Malaysian government can't get hold of (entirely). Whatever news that are told on the internet reveals some points of truth that the traditional media in Malaysia are not allowed to reveal. Sex scandals, political scandals, criticism, truth to name a few are the few good things about what the internet reveals.
It is of course unfair for me to state that there are no bad outcomes that can happen because of the internet. But parents themselves should install censoring material that does not allows children below the age of 16 to view content like porn or any other vulgar material. But if this matter were to be brought up to the government, the government might use this opportunity to censor blogs that go against what they're doing in the first place.
As for the royals, or the recent political sex scandals, they should have been prepared to face such criticism and attention for not being careful of their decisions in the first place. Because if they did something and were not smart enough to hide it, then they will have to prepare to accept the outcome of the whole backlash of media attention that comes out after their secrets are revealed.
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