{"id":53,"date":"2011-04-22T14:36:15","date_gmt":"2011-04-22T14:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foongchengleong.com\/?p=53"},"modified":"2020-08-15T04:42:03","modified_gmt":"2020-08-15T04:42:03","slug":"the-legal-implications-of-social-media-defamation-and-libel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foongchengleong.com\/wp\/the-legal-implications-of-social-media-defamation-and-libel\/","title":{"rendered":"BFM Podcast: The Legal Implications of Social Media: Defamation and Libel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Foong Cheng Leong, Senior Associate, Lee Hishammuddin Allen &amp; Gledhill discusses the legal aspects of social media, focusing in particular on online defamation, admissibility of online data in courts, cybersquatting, domain disputes, and whether there should there be regulation of the Internet and social media, whether directly or indirectly.<br><br>He also discusses the fine line between fair Internet policing and control over the Internet, proposed Amendments to the PPPA and the perceived threats to online publications and bloggers.<br><br>He also talks about the Malaysian Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (not in force yet) and explains its implications for the ordinary layman<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<audio controls preload><source src=\"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.bfm.my\/files\/Current Affairs\/2011-03-02_CurrentAffairs_Chuang_CA_FoongChengLeongLeeHishamuddin.mp3?show=currentaffairs\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><p>Your browser does not support native audio, but you can <a href=\"https:\/\/s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/media.bfm.my\/files\/Current Affairs\/2011-03-02_CurrentAffairs_Chuang_CA_FoongChengLeongLeeHishamuddin.mp3?show=currentaffairs\">download this MP3<\/a> to listen on your device.<\/p><\/audio>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foong Cheng Leong, Senior Associate, Lee Hishammuddin Allen &amp; Gledhill discusses the legal aspects of social media, focusing in particular on online defamation, admissibility of online data in courts, cybersquatting, domain disputes, and whether there should there be regulation of the Internet and social media, whether directly or indirectly. 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