Malaysian Government Claims Insulting The Queen With A Spotify Playlist Is A Threat To National Security
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210424/14533746674/malaysian-government-claims-insulting-queen-with-spotify-playlist-is-threat-to-national-security.shtml
The government of Malaysia has never been shy about censoring uppity citizens for doing things like, say, exposing massive government corruption. But it also has some royalty to shield from the content created by disgruntled citizens. That's why it recently welcomed a "fake news" law into the fold, giving the government (and the royalty it ultimately serves) yet another censorial weapon to deploy.
A local artist is the latest under the jackboot, accused of making Queen Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah feel bad by compiling a [checks report] Spotify playlist.
Malaysian Government Claims Insulting The Queen With A Spotify Playlist Is A Threat To National Security
Apr 28, 2021, 6:16pm UTC
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210424/14533746674/malaysian-government-claims-insulting-queen-with-spotify-playlist-is-threat-to-national-security.shtml
> The government of Malaysia has never been shy about censoring uppity citizens for doing things like, say, exposing massive government corruption. But it also has some royalty to shield from the content created by disgruntled citizens. That's why it recently welcomed a "fake news" law into the fold, giving the government (and the royalty it ultimately serves) yet another censorial weapon to deploy.
> A local artist is the latest under the jackboot, accused of making Queen Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah feel bad by compiling a [checks report] Spotify playlist.