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http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_793500.html
Several well-known bloggers and owners of socio-political websites have said no to the Government's call for the Internet community to come up with a code of conduct on responsible online behaviour.
They made their stand clear in statements they posted online on Friday, a day after a closed-door discussion with government representatives.
They are Mr Andrew Loh, editor of Publichouse.sg, bloggers Ravi Philemon and Siew Kum Hong, and Mr Belmont Lay, editor of the site New Nation.
Background story
One government representative explained that in the light of recent reports of hoaxes, falsehoods and racist comments that have spread online, there is a need for a code of conduct to serve as an alternative mechanism for people to seek redress. Otherwise, they would resort to calling the police.
Socio-political website The Online Citizen (TOC) also does not support the code. It told The Straits Times that a 'one-size-fits-all' approach would be ineffective. Instead, its editors will offer their moderation policy as a best practice for other websites to adopt.
Several well-known bloggers and owners of socio-political websites have said no to the Government's call for the Internet community to come up with a code of conduct on responsible online behaviour.
They made their stand clear in statements they posted online on Friday, a day after a closed-door discussion with government representatives.
They are Mr Andrew Loh, editor of Publichouse.sg, bloggers Ravi Philemon and Siew Kum Hong, and Mr Belmont Lay, editor of the site New Nation.
Background story
One government representative explained that in the light of recent reports of hoaxes, falsehoods and racist comments that have spread online, there is a need for a code of conduct to serve as an alternative mechanism for people to seek redress. Otherwise, they would resort to calling the police.
Socio-political website The Online Citizen (TOC) also does not support the code. It told The Straits Times that a 'one-size-fits-all' approach would be ineffective. Instead, its editors will offer their moderation policy as a best practice for other websites to adopt.
