KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has recorded statements from two people for allegedly posting insulting comments on Prophet Muhammad and his wife, as well as Islam. MCMC head of enforcement and investigation, Datuk Shafie Harun said the commission investigated following reports lodged by the public. “We have recorded their statements during raids conducted with the cooperation of the police in Semporna, Sabah, and Kajang, Selangor,” he said in a statement, here today. Investigations against the two suspects, one using the Facebook account holder of ‘Auni Zaara’ and the other ‘Fadhillah Abdulhamid’, was carried out under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act for improper use of network facilities for initiating the transmission of offensive comments with intent to annoy others. He said two cellphones, three sim cards and a memory card were seized in the two raids. — Bernama … [Read more...] about MCMC records statements of two Facebook account holders for insulting Islam
Tan Min-Liang announces Razer toaster after fans garner 1 million ‘likes’ for their Facebook page
If you aren't familiar with gaming peripheral company Razer, and its boyishly handsome CEO Tan Min-Liang, the "for fans, by fans" culture has been deeply embedded in their business. It's also no surprise that Tan is very active on social media and engages his passionate fan base rather frequently; even spontaneously organising a giveaway for Razer Pay credits in Malaysia recently. So it was only fitting that when a request was made by fans in 2013 for Tan to develop a Razer toaster, he gladly threw down the gauntlet and issued a challenge for them to hit one million 'likes' on Facebook. After six years, the Facebook group known as Give us the Razer Toaster finally did it. Alright - I didn't think these guys were going to make it - but they did. It was to hit 1M likes and with each Razer...Posted by Min-Liang Tan on Monday, 29 April 2019 In Tan's Facebook post on last night (April 29), he shared their victory video accompanied by a caption … [Read more...] about Tan Min-Liang announces Razer toaster after fans garner 1 million ‘likes’ for their Facebook page
We knew about Facebook’s dangers, but federal privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien shows it doesn’t care to fix them
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By Jennifer Wells Business Columnist Sat., April 27, 2019 User consent: fail. Friends of friends consent: fail. Information safeguards: fail. Corporate accountability: epic fail. The Facebook, Inc. report card presented by federal privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien last week can be likened to an end-of-term standoff between a frustrated parent and a contrite child. Article Continued Below Except that contrition has never been a Facebook character trait. Therrien, whose office conducted the investigation into Facebook jointly with the privacy commissioner for British Columbia, should be commended for the clarity of his condemnation of the social media monolith, with its “empty” privacy network, its “vague” and “elastic” terms of use, its “superficial and ineffective safeguards.” The specifics are galling, if not surprising. Without rehashing the details of the Aleksandr Kogan-created This is Your Digital … [Read more...] about We knew about Facebook’s dangers, but federal privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien shows it doesn’t care to fix them
Singapore activist fined for Facebook post on courts
Singapore activist fined for Facebook post on courts (Agence France-Presse) - April 29, 2019 - 4:44pm SINGAPORE, Singapore — A Singaporean activist was Monday fined for questioning the independence of the judiciary on Facebook, the latest case to highlight what critics say is the country's heavy-handed approach towards dissent. While it is wealthy and modern in many ways, tightly-controlled Singapore is regularly criticised by rights groups for restricting freedom of expression with tough laws. In the latest case, activist Jolovan Wham was found guilty in October of contempt of court for posting on Facebook that Singapore's judiciary lacked integrity and independence in cases involving the government or politicians. On Monday, High Court Judge Woo Bih Li sentenced him to a fine of Sg$5,000 ($3,674) or a one-week jail term if he fails to pay. He was also ordered to pay more than Sg$7,000 in legal and other costs. State … [Read more...] about Singapore activist fined for Facebook post on courts
Facebook’s Zuckerberg builds his wife a glowing ‘sleep box’
Mark Zuckerberg said he built a glowing wooden box to help his wife Priscilla sleep better through the night without having to check her phone to see if it’s time to look over their children. The “sleep box” emits a very faint light between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. -- when their daughters are expected to wake up. It doesn’t show the time as that would stress her and disrupt her sleep, the Facebook Inc. chief executive officer said in an Instagram post on Saturday. “So far this has worked better than I expected and she can now sleep through the night,” Zuckerberg said, adding that the device is already popular with his friends. “I’m putting this out there in case another entrepreneur wants to run with this and build sleep boxes for more people!” Read also: Facebook founder says he’s no longer an atheist Not everyone was impressed. British singer Lily Allen took a jab at Facebook’s effectiveness in curbing racist content, asking … [Read more...] about Facebook’s Zuckerberg builds his wife a glowing ‘sleep box’