Web etiquette: Section 507A of the Penal Code is said to cover online malicious content in any form.
PETALING JAYA: Individuals who write and disseminate criminally defamatory allegations, from insults to harassment and threats, may face penalties including fines and imprisonment for up to three years, as stipulated in Section 507A of the Penal Code, according to lawyers.
Section 507A, passed in Parliament on March 29 this year, has so far seen one person charged with stalking in August.
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