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The Importance Of Press Freedom Of Expression

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“Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right. It also underpins most other rights and allows them to flourish. The right to speak your mind freely on important issues in society, access information and hold the powers that be to account, plays a vital role in the healthy development process of any society,” as quoted from the index on censorship, on the importance of freedom of expression. Freedom of expression is the right to express oneself without restrictions, be it in the press or media. The importance of these human rights is undeniable in today’s modern society. However, there are still many countries in the world who refuse to advocate these “values” and give their people these basic fundamental rights. It is worthwhile to note …show more content…

Furthermore, there were new regulations imposed by the MDA (Media Development Authority) on news sites in Singapore, these sites are required to post a "performance bond" of 50,000 Singapore dollars and remove objectionable content within a day of receiving a government order. Hence with these rules, news platforms in Singapore are regulated by the government, ensuring no criticism against the government can be …show more content…

It restricts and blocks radical information, as well as some of the social media websites and research engines. According to a Harvard study in 2002, about 18,000 websites were blocked, including YouTube, Facebook, Google services, Twitter, Dropbox, Foursquare, and Flickr. What is more, the number of the websites censored is increasing. During the Hong Kong pre-democracy protests which started on 27 September 2014(ongoing), Chinese authorities censored posts on supporting the protests on Weibo, a Twitter-like social media. On 29 September 2014, the photo-sharing platform——Instagram, was banned in mainland China, in order to prevent the photos from spreading in mainland, which may trigger other protests. The words like ‘Hong Kong Protest’ ‘Tear gas’ are blocked from search results of social networking, and only official news posts and criticism of the protests appear to show up on Weibo. As seen above, China and Singapore differ greatly on this point, with China having a far greater degree of censorship, and more internet filtering that Singapore

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