The Challenges in Controlling Malaysian Bloggers with the Sedition Act 1948

Abstract

Blogging has become a popular way for a Web user to
publish information on the Web in Malaysia. Bloggers write blog
posts, share their likes and dislikes, voice their opinions, and
provide suggestions, report news, and form groups in
Blogosphere. Bloggers have used their blogs to express freely
their ideas and opinions without realizing that they might face
legal liabilities. A number of laws were used especially sedition
law for the investigation, however only some bloggers were
prosecuted because of the inadequacy of the law. This research
will be focused on the difficulties and inadequacy of Sedition law
in governing the bloggers. The findings of this study will
contribute awareness to the respective bodies either in improving
or amending the legislation in the digital era.