Censorship in Malaysia
Overview
Censorship is a growing issue in Malaysia as it attempts to adapt to a modern knowledge-based economy
. Malaysia has one of the world's strictest forms of media censorship, with nearly a hundred movies banned in this decade alone on the pretext of upholding morality. The Internet, however remains unfettered in line with upholding civil liberties and maintaining democratic spaces.
In 2010, Malaysia was ranked 141st in the Worldwide Press Freedom Index
by Reporters Without Borders
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Knowledge economy
The knowledge economy is a term that refers either to an economy of knowledge focused on the production and management of knowledge in the frame of economic constraints, or to a knowledge-based economy. In the second meaning, more frequently used, it refers to the use of knowledge technologies to...
. Malaysia has one of the world's strictest forms of media censorship, with nearly a hundred movies banned in this decade alone on the pretext of upholding morality. The Internet, however remains unfettered in line with upholding civil liberties and maintaining democratic spaces.
In 2010, Malaysia was ranked 141st in the Worldwide Press Freedom Index
Press Freedom Index
The Press Freedom Index is an annual ranking of countries compiled and published by Reporters Without Borders based upon the organization's assessment of their press freedom records. Small countries, such as Andorra, are excluded from this report...
by Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is a France-based international non-governmental organization that advocates freedom of the press. It was founded in 1985, by Robert Ménard, Rony Brauman and the journalist Jean-Claude Guillebaud. Jean-François Julliard has served as Secretary General since 2008...
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