Memes in danger of being banned are ones considered offensive or embarrassing
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Jakarta Post reports that the Indonesian government is looking to illegalize memes that are offensive or embarrassing.
The Electronic Information and Transactions Law (ITE) is currently placed under Indonesia’s defamation article and can criminalize internet users who post media communications that incite fear or embarrassment according to Daily Dot. However, the government is looking to add posting of memes, texts, pictures or videos to the law.
The crime is cyberbullying and the government says that it is to be implemented to prevent kids from being harassed on the internet.
Lawyers at Chaninat & Leeds Thai law firm specialize in serious written as well as oral defamation cases in Thailand
The ITE law which was passed in 2008 has resulted in the prosecution of about 200 people according to the Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network.
The law has received backlash from citizens who consider it as a way to prevent freedom of speech in the country.
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