Online Blasphemy Now a Crime in Jordan.
Thankfully I never plan to be in Jordan so I don’t have to worry about this effed up new law. I do, however, feel for those who have to suffer under it.
The Jordanian government has ruled that electronic communication like websites will be subject to the country’s Press and Publications Law, prohibiting speech that insults religion, according to reports from the region.
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Critics of the ruling worry that the law will be widely applied to social media, possibly even SMS and to websites that allow reader comments to be posted. Supporters appear to argue that free speech comes with responsibilities along these lines and that the legal framework actually facilitates online communication.
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A blasphemy law in Ireland, the UN resolution against “defamation of religion” and now this? Where are all the RRRWers who rend their garments over “thought crimes laws” when you need them?
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