The next time you go to like a baby photo or status update on Facebook you may want to think about people in the Philippines who don't have this right. You see, the Philippines have recently passed a Cybercrime Prevention Act which will have anyone arrested if they are caught participating in cybersex, identity theft, hacking, spamming, pornography, and even social media. This vague Act was signed into law by President Benigno Aquino III. Brendan Spaar wishes that more politicians would read the laws before they vote on them and that more presidents would veto laws that are too vague in nature. This could very well happen here so we need to keep our politicians in line. Sure there are problems with people using the internet for commiting crime but issuing a vague law isn't the way to stop it. These vague laws like the Patriot Act have far reaching consequences and sometimes sweep innocent people up in the net along with the criminals.
Source: http://motherboard.vice.com/2012/10/2/you-can-go-to-jail-for-liking-something-on-facebook-in-the-philippines
Source: http://motherboard.vice.com/2012/10/2/you-can-go-to-jail-for-liking-something-on-facebook-in-the-philippines
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