Facebook safe: government
Although some of its users have made a habit of posting content critical of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, Facebook will be not be banned or restricted in any way, Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith said on Saturday.
Just days after Metfone customers were not able to access Facebook for several hours – downtime that prompted speculation the government had blocked the social networking site – Kanharith dismissed the idea of internet censorship. …
Government intervention in cyber-land was something people had suggested to the minister in the wake of torrents of abuse, “anarchy” and digitally altered photos of political figures, including himself, Kanharith added.
But none of it had changed the government’s position and it had no such plans to “manage the net”.
Kanharith said he objected to anonymous insults, “bad writers” and “half-finished” journalism that appeared on Facebook, but said he supported the public’s freedom to look elsewhere than television for their news. …
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