Do Website has Law?

source: AP 2008

A lot of people might believe that one can get away with posting anything on the internet but this is not true. Under the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission Act (1998), it is acknowledged that it is illegal to post anything that would be against the government or anything that endorse any issues that goes against the governments trust. This means that anyone that breaks this ruling will be head in disdain of the government and will be trialed in court. This is a strict and serious matter, where anything can be posted in the World Wide Web. Gate keepers are the people that scan throughout the web, looking for anything that could spell revolt against the country and from there action will be taken. Even simple pictures that are post could corrupt the reputation of an organization. From the New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/16/business/16pose.html), an Ellen Simonetti was fired from Delta Airlines for posting pictures of herself in company uniform posing in a inappropriate manner. After Ellen Simonetti was fired from her job, she went on to sue Delta Airlines for sexual discrimination and this further lead to a strong and painful lawsuit. There is always someone watching, the internet may be big but certainly not big enough.