Friday April 6, 2007
Readers: Waste of time to register
PETALING JAYA: Some called it unbelievable. Others described it as ridiculous. Many felt it would only be a waste of time.
The Star Online readers were near unanimous in objecting to the proposal being considered by the Government to register bloggers whose sites are hosted locally.
Dozens gave their feedback online, and many were incredulous.
“I think such a move is unwarranted, misguided, ill advised, unproductive and just plain downright unbelievable,” said one reader.
Many felt that Malaysians were mature and intelligent enough to come to their own conclusions on the content found in local blogs.
“Are we so stupid that we cannot differentiate between what is true and what is not? This practically violates a person’s right to information,” argued 23-year-old Kavilan.
Said blog owner Notes FromVenus: “We run a women’s blog portal and it is a space where Asian women can openly share with each other, a community space promoting charity and women-related events, but also an open platform for us to share our thoughts on current events affecting us.
“I believe in self-regulation. We’re all responsible adults and would like to be treated that way. Our site generally believes in non-censorship but we will step in where there is a need – so far, no incident has called for it.”
Other readers were concerned that a move to register bloggers would be unfair to blogs that dealt with non-provocative content.
“Don’t label all the blogs as being negative, simply by reading just a few.
“There are thousands of blogs on the very mundane – don’t you think it would be absurd to have to register with the ministry just so to post a recipe for Rendang Tok or Blueberry Cheese Cake?” said 28-year-old Ahmad Faisal.
Said Salbiah of Petaling Jaya: “Malaysians are not so naive as to believe everything they read.
“Not only did we have to register our prepaid numbers, but now even our blogs. I absolutely disagree.”
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