Ok, come to the protest ok? The link is below. :) "Mr Tan was asked several times in different permutations to justify how the Government would apply the Licensing Regime. Unfortunately, no coherence was forthcoming. Mr Tan continuously tripped over his inability to explain how the widely framed definition of news would apply to blogs and websites. In his most tortured attempt to explain how the distinction would be made, Mr Tan said: “The regulations deal with news sites. It doesn’t encompass blogs but would some blogs become news sites, and if they evolve to become news sites, I think that is something that we need to look at. As a broad principle, it is meant to cover those reporting news. Individual blogs, commentaries — that remains open.” The distinction Tan Chuan-Jin attempted to draw between blogs and news completely contradicts the Licensing Regime’s definition of a “Singapore news programme”, which is framed so widely as to encompass any material to do with Singapore. Mr Tan’s repeated inability to answer direct questions about whether or not the Licensing Regime would apply to a blog that creates news content is deeply worrying. This complete confusion puts paid to MDA re-assurances that the Licensing Regime will not apply to blogs: how can this re-assurance be taken seriously if the distinction between a blog and a news site is completely amorphous? The fact that even a Cabinet Minister (albeit not the responsible Minister) could not explain the nature of the Licensing Regime with reference to the actual legislation that was passed illustrates how poorly thought out and rushed the Licensing Regime was." Please join the protest here: https://facebook/events/185882738236629/ And also sign the petition here: petitions24/petition_for_the_immediate_withdrawal_of_the_licensing_regime
Posted on: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 05:46:36 +0000
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