Should Students Be Arrested For Venting Online?

Zaid Malek, Director, Lawyers for Liberty | Dr Pauline Leong, Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Sunway University

28-Feb-23 18:00

Should Students Be Arrested For Venting Online?

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Two teenagers were arrested after complaining online about their SPM Sejarah paper. First, we looked into where freedom of speech factors in here, and what the law actually has to say. Then, we talk about how we can create safe spaces online for teenagers to express themselves and make mistakes.

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Produced by: Lim Jih-Ming, Kelly Anissa

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan

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Categories: Law/Activism, education, controversies, technology, culture

Tags: communication and multimedia act, safe spaces, teenagers, culture, online, social media, freedom of speech, spm, communication, police,

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