The Law

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Many may think 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 stated that it is illegal to post anything that would be against the government or anything that promoted any issues that goes against the governments believes. This means that anyone that breaks this ruling will be head in contempt of the government and will be trialed in court. This is a strict and serious business, where anything can be posted in the World Wide Web. Gate keepers are the people that scan through the web, looking for anything that could spell rebellion against the country and from there action will be taken. Even simple pictures that are post could degrade the reputation of an organization. From the New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com), an Ellen Simonetti was fired from Delta Airlines for posting pictures of herself in company uniform posing in a improper manner. "Gosh, it's a little tiny sliver of my bra, it's not like a bright red push-up bra," she said. "It's not like I worked the flight like that." From this sort of issues, other problems will arise making a seemingly small problem a big one. After Ellen Simonetti was fired from her job, she went on to sue Delta Airlines for sexual discrimination and this further lead to a vigorous and painful lawsuit. There is always someone watching, the internet may be big but certainly not big enough.