Two recent incidents raised concerns about the government's attempt to limit freedom of speech on the internet in Taiwan. One incident involved threats of a lawsuit against the producer of a parody of a campaign video for Taichung Mayor Jason Hu. In the other incident the Ministry of Education demanded [1] a popular online forum to “manage” political discussions. Tim Maddog writes that freedom of speech is being oppressed again [2]. (More see Michael Turton [3])
Taiwan: Internet freedom faces threats
· Written by David Reid
Categories: East Asia, Taiwan (ROC), Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Law, Politics, Technology