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Below are some ground rules to abide while maintaining blogger's moral ethics without getting into the wrong footstep by offending any reader or any external party or organization .....
1. Shall not speak ill of any party
A court may find you having defamed someone if you published something that causes members of the public to think less of that person, or which exposes that individual to contempt or ridicule. In cyberspace, postings on blogs and social networking sites may be considered to be "publications" and may potentially be defamatory. There shall be no reservation or hesitation to remove any blog or article that is deemed to be defamatory to any party or individual.
2. Shall not distribute obscene material
It is an offence to download, possess or distribute by electronic means any sexually explicit material - whether book, pamphlet, paper, drawing, painting, representation or figure, video, images, etc. This blog does not contain any such explicit material.
3. No misuse of a computer
Will not wrongfully access any other party's computer or retrieve data or program without permission. It is an offence to hack into any computer regardless of whether or not the other party suffers any loss.
4. Maintain racial and religious harmony
It is an offence for online postings with intention to aggravate the religious or racial feelings of another individual or to promote feelings of ill-will between different religious groups. This blog is not intended for any religious purpose. By the way, I am a free-thinker.
5. Shall not incite violence
Whoever makes or communicates any electronic record that contains any incitement to violence, counsels disobedience to the law or that is likely to lead to any breach of the peace is making a serious offence. This blog does not condone such activity.
Bloggers not affected by MDA rule ( courtesy of Straits Times dated 28May 2013 )
THE Media Development Authority (MDA Singapore) said it wanted to "clear the air" on new online regulations, saying individuals writing on blogs would not be required to get a licence.
The licensing framework applies only to sites that focus on reporting Singapore news and are notified by MDA that they meet the licensing criteria. An individual publishing views on current affairs and trends on his/her personal website or blog does not amount to news reporting, the media regulator said.
On Tuesday, MDA announced rules that compel a news site to apply for an individual licence if it meets two criteria: an average of at least one article per week on Singapore's news and current affairs over a period of two months, and at least 50,000 unique visitors from Singapore each month over a period of two months. Such sites will be required to post a $50,000 performance bond pegged to that required for niche TV broadcasters.
MDA also stressed the rules are not an attempt to influence the editorial slant of news sites. Rather, they are focused on ensuring that sites are free from content that threatens Singapore's social fabric and national interests.
Below are some ground rules to abide while maintaining blogger's moral ethics without getting into the wrong footstep by offending any reader or any external party or organization .....
1. Shall not speak ill of any party
A court may find you having defamed someone if you published something that causes members of the public to think less of that person, or which exposes that individual to contempt or ridicule. In cyberspace, postings on blogs and social networking sites may be considered to be "publications" and may potentially be defamatory. There shall be no reservation or hesitation to remove any blog or article that is deemed to be defamatory to any party or individual.
2. Shall not distribute obscene material
It is an offence to download, possess or distribute by electronic means any sexually explicit material - whether book, pamphlet, paper, drawing, painting, representation or figure, video, images, etc. This blog does not contain any such explicit material.
3. No misuse of a computer
Will not wrongfully access any other party's computer or retrieve data or program without permission. It is an offence to hack into any computer regardless of whether or not the other party suffers any loss.
4. Maintain racial and religious harmony
It is an offence for online postings with intention to aggravate the religious or racial feelings of another individual or to promote feelings of ill-will between different religious groups. This blog is not intended for any religious purpose. By the way, I am a free-thinker.
5. Shall not incite violence
Whoever makes or communicates any electronic record that contains any incitement to violence, counsels disobedience to the law or that is likely to lead to any breach of the peace is making a serious offence. This blog does not condone such activity.
Bloggers not affected by MDA rule ( courtesy of Straits Times dated 28May 2013 )
THE Media Development Authority (MDA Singapore) said it wanted to "clear the air" on new online regulations, saying individuals writing on blogs would not be required to get a licence.
The licensing framework applies only to sites that focus on reporting Singapore news and are notified by MDA that they meet the licensing criteria. An individual publishing views on current affairs and trends on his/her personal website or blog does not amount to news reporting, the media regulator said.
On Tuesday, MDA announced rules that compel a news site to apply for an individual licence if it meets two criteria: an average of at least one article per week on Singapore's news and current affairs over a period of two months, and at least 50,000 unique visitors from Singapore each month over a period of two months. Such sites will be required to post a $50,000 performance bond pegged to that required for niche TV broadcasters.
MDA also stressed the rules are not an attempt to influence the editorial slant of news sites. Rather, they are focused on ensuring that sites are free from content that threatens Singapore's social fabric and national interests.
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