Black Tuesday protest march as netizens rallied at the Supreme Court #PIFAph #cybercrimelaw
The controversial Philippine cybercrime law continued to make waves at the global scene on Tuesday as it landed as top post on social news site Reddit.com and top 2 on Twitter’s most discussed topics worldwide.
(Skip the first 10 minutes since it involved negotiation with the police)
“The Philippines, my country, has just passed a law worse than SOPA. Criminalizing cybersex, torrent, and criticizing someone online. You can go to jail for clicking the “Like” button on Facebook,” the post on Reddit reads. It is linked to a CBS News article on how Facebook likes could land someone in jail under the implementation of Republic Act 10175 (RA 10175).
The post has solicited more than 400 comments as of posting time.
Previously, popular file-sharing website Pirate Bay carried a “Junk the Cybercrime Law” header” in support of netizens’ clamor for internet freedom.
Meanwhile, #NotoCybercrimelaw claimed the second spot on Twitter worldwide trendsas of 3:30 pm Tuesday as netizens vent their sentiments against the law. Most tweets decry the dangers to free speech that RA 10175 brings. The hashtag was also top trending topic locally.
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