Comments for Net Filtering - Good or Bad? http://internetfiltered.wordpress.com Share with us your thoughts & rantings Wed, 21 May 2008 15:43:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on China – Yes to internet filtering; Iran – NO! by sy http://internetfiltered.wordpress.com/2008/05/16/china-yes-to-internet-filtering-iran-no/#comment-27 sy Wed, 21 May 2008 15:43:30 +0000 http://internetfiltered.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-27 I think we all come along pro- or anti- govt material now and then and it is up to our intelligent minds to decide how biased is this material. So, my personal opinion is that it would be better to leave censorship to the individual but from the POV of govts who are doubtless pursuing the goals of a united and stable nation, such an action is unlikely. Having said that, Singaporeans still have access to weird materials if they set their hearts to it. Here's an interesting link I chanced across long across. It seems to be abandoned? But the articles or material posted is most controversial. How reliable are their stands and opinions is indeed up to the "intelligent mind". <a href="http://sgnews.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">sgnews.wordpress.com</a> I think we all come along pro- or anti- govt material now and then and it is up to our intelligent minds to decide how biased is this material. So, my personal opinion is that it would be better to leave censorship to the individual but from the POV of govts who are doubtless pursuing the goals of a united and stable nation, such an action is unlikely. Having said that, Singaporeans still have access to weird materials if they set their hearts to it. Here’s an interesting link I chanced across long across. It seems to be abandoned? But the articles or material posted is most controversial. How reliable are their stands and opinions is indeed up to the “intelligent mind”.

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]]> Comment on No Complaints about Internet Censorship? by sy http://internetfiltered.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/no-complaints-about-internet-censorship/#comment-26 sy Wed, 21 May 2008 15:36:35 +0000 http://internetfiltered.wordpress.com/?p=10#comment-26 Hi, I don't have much comments on the topic you're debating abt, ie. I took it to be the pros and cons of Internet censorship with your arguing heavily against the cons. What I find interesting is instead the source of your statistics or facts. 80% are not against Internet censorship? I find that unbelievable too. Maybe you can share the source of your research. A second interesting fact you share was Chinese are exposed to lots of negativities of the WWW? Maybe you can elaborate on this, ie. what negativities? and from where did you get this fact? Thanks Hi, I don’t have much comments on the topic you’re debating abt, ie. I took it to be the pros and cons of Internet censorship with your arguing heavily against the cons. What I find interesting is instead the source of your statistics or facts. 80% are not against Internet censorship? I find that unbelievable too. Maybe you can share the source of your research. A second interesting fact you share was Chinese are exposed to lots of negativities of the WWW? Maybe you can elaborate on this, ie. what negativities? and from where did you get this fact? Thanks

]]> Comment on You can filter an individual Facebook account?! by sy http://internetfiltered.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/you-can-filter-an-individual-facebook-account/#comment-25 sy Wed, 21 May 2008 15:26:07 +0000 http://internetfiltered.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-25 I will not comment on the political implications of China's actions and decisions towards Tibet. What I would like to point out and question is, given that you have the freedom of speech for your political/humanitarism (etc.) beliefs, does it then mean that you have to right to make use of a public tool (Facebook) to proprogate actions acting on your beliefs (making known plans to protest during Olympic torch relay). I believe freedom of speech comes with responsibility. Even if you intended to announce your plans to the whole wide world, do you have the right to do it on a social network where you agreed to a bunch of terms and conditions? I say do it on your own hosted website to whatever audience you can harness. A much reiterated point is freedom of speech is not equivalent to freedom from being prosecuted for what you say. Secondly, can I point out the inappropriateness of protesting at the Olympic torch relay event when Olympic Games emphasis sportsmanship, and friendship across countries? It is not a forum for you to express your political stands. The foreign embassy is more appropriate. I will not comment on the political implications of China’s actions and decisions towards Tibet. What I would like to point out and question is, given that you have the freedom of speech for your political/humanitarism (etc.) beliefs, does it then mean that you have to right to make use of a public tool (Facebook) to proprogate actions acting on your beliefs (making known plans to protest during Olympic torch relay). I believe freedom of speech comes with responsibility. Even if you intended to announce your plans to the whole wide world, do you have the right to do it on a social network where you agreed to a bunch of terms and conditions? I say do it on your own hosted website to whatever audience you can harness. A much reiterated point is freedom of speech is not equivalent to freedom from being prosecuted for what you say.
Secondly, can I point out the inappropriateness of protesting at the Olympic torch relay event when Olympic Games emphasis sportsmanship, and friendship across countries? It is not a forum for you to express your political stands. The foreign embassy is more appropriate.

]]> Comment on Our First Post by sy http://internetfiltered.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/our-first-post/#comment-24 sy Wed, 21 May 2008 15:17:16 +0000 http://internetfiltered.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-24 I didn't know that porn sites are heavily regulated in singapore. That's most interesting indeed. I do know that under Singapore law, there is a list of 100 restricted websites that the ISPs are supposed to prevent access to. According to an authority on the subject, it is an expression of Singapore's disapproval for such like-minded websites. So, outside of these 100 websites, are the rest really 'heavily regulated'? I didn’t know that porn sites are heavily regulated in singapore. That’s most interesting indeed. I do know that under Singapore law, there is a list of 100 restricted websites that the ISPs are supposed to prevent access to. According to an authority on the subject, it is an expression of Singapore’s disapproval for such like-minded websites. So, outside of these 100 websites, are the rest really ‘heavily regulated’?

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