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Filipino blogger arrested? Who? When?

June 9, 2008

What’s your take on the concern raised by Benj on his post at FilipinoVoices.com: The Worst-Case Scenario: The Cyber Crackdown?

“…Opening the path to blogging to people like Lozada and Panlilio seems to be a double-edged sword….”

“…While the value of freedom of expression is undeniable and is arguably a concept that should almost supersede any other idea out there, this move also exposes the once sheltered community of bloggers to possible run-ins with the administration…”

“…Filipino political bloggers have always had their way all these years. No one has ever been charged and they could criticize using the strongest terms but what happens once the spotlight finally hits this corner of cyberspace….”

“…With more eyes and ears listening in to blogs, we may be just a few months away from seeing our first blogger arrest.”

Do you also have reservations about this?

Written by dyudyu · Filed Under Blogging, Internet, Politics & Gov't 

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3 Responses to “Filipino blogger arrested? Who? When?”

  1. Dean on June 9th, 2008 11:05 am

    I’ve always believed that Filipinos and blogging go hand in hand since blogging is a very good way to exercise democracy. (And you know how we Pinoys love our democracy.) Unless a blogger turns libelous or commits other illegal acts through his blog, I don’t think arresting bloggers simply because they blog is a bad idea. After all, we all have the right to free speech, and if some dumbass corrupt administration would arrest me simply because I blog about their mismanagement and wrong practices, then that’d be shameful to the country and to the concept of democracy.

  2. Kisty on July 27th, 2008 7:40 am

    I agree with Dean. :)
    Anyway, arresting a Filipino blogger won’t change the fact the the administration is corrupt.

  3. Camper on November 25th, 2008 5:32 am

    This is a ridiculous cors of action on their side. This isn’t a joke and may end up into chaos considering the population of bloggers. Baka dumugin sila. We just blog, they ‘re the ones who become corrupt. And it is natural for the Filipino community to voice out, and blogging is just another way of doing so. Instead of marching down the street. The difference is, bloggers are quite more powerful than that because we’re being read worldwide :D

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