Wow! So even cellphones are covered by the new CyberCrime Law?
http://www.tribune.net.ph/index.php/metro-section/item/5313-cybercrime-law-also-a-threat-to-cellphone-users-—-solon
“This means if I text my friends that a certain candidate is a ‘cheap, second-rate, trying hard copycat,’ that person can haul me to court for violating the Cybercrime law and have me locked up for 10 years,” he said.
“True, the case may eventually be dismissed but the mere possibility that one can be charged for online libel is enough to silence ordinary people and stop them from expressing critical ideas,” Casiño added.
http://www.tribune.net.ph/index.php/metro-section/item/5313-cybercrime-law-also-a-threat-to-cellphone-users-—-solon
“This means if I text my friends that a certain candidate is a ‘cheap, second-rate, trying hard copycat,’ that person can haul me to court for violating the Cybercrime law and have me locked up for 10 years,” he said.
“True, the case may eventually be dismissed but the mere possibility that one can be charged for online libel is enough to silence ordinary people and stop them from expressing critical ideas,” Casiño added.
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