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TikTok has made a case for self-regulation of content shared on social media platforms, as Malaysia’s government ploughs ahead with plans to tighten laws governing social media in the country with a binding licence.
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s top court on Monday upheld the convictions of seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists over their roles in one of the biggest anti-government protests in 2019.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea and the United States will begin their annual joint military exercises next week with a focus on improving their combined capabilities to deter and defend against growing North Korean nuclear threats, the allies said Monday.
The Malaysian government’s tightening of the screws on a key internet directory has heightened concerns over the state of online freedom in the country, following conflict between authorities and social media platforms amid efforts to impose licensing laws.
He was summoned last Sunday, arrested and remanded in custody for two days during investigations into a post made on July 22, alleged to have violated the Official Secrets Act and internet laws. This was the second incident this year for Chegubard, whose real name is Badrul Hisham Shaharin.
Malaysia’s move to make social media platforms obtain licences – ostensibly to protect children from harmful content – has raised fears over free speech among the country’s civil society, who are concerned it may ultimately be wielded against government critics and other dissenting voices online.
CLARK, Philippines (AP) — France renewed a commitment to help defend freedom of navigation and overflight in the Asia-Pacific Sunday and said that its supersonic fighter jets — a pair of which landed for the first time in the Philippines — and advance military power would enable it to respond rapidly to any humanitarian or security crisis in the region.
