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Alert over Uncyclopedia on Malaysia

Jan 15, 2008 13:39

Malaysia's Internal Security Ministry, which is the custodian of laws governing print media, has found its fingers on the online pie.

There was a directive that alerted newspaper editors on an online resource, the sarcasm-filled Uncyclopedia, warning readers of "untruths, insults and ridicule" about the country.

The press statement, picked up by a vernacular paper, highlighted that the Uncyclopedia covers Malaysia's history, culture, politics, leaders, composition of the Cabinet, national anthem, and names and characteristics of the national flag, in which some information has been found erroneous.

The statement said Uncyclopedia has effectively trespassed Malaysia's esteem with an agenda to cause disunity of the country. As such, the ministry advised the editors not to surf or download information from Uncyclopedia.

Interestingly, the Government did not provide any clue as to how to mitigate people's access to Uncyclopedia, which was mooted by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales.



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wolf88 says...
Of course it's not totally true on what they say there .... that why it's called " UNcyclopedia" ??? It's not the encyclopedia.
Anyways ... what they did was they use the truth as a base and then form their own ideas which is mainly bullshitting. But that's what entertaining about it. No one will take it as facts. Come on, it's not only Malaysia that they bullshitted about ... try Russia, or even our neighbour Singapore... and see what they say about them.

Dude ... stop being so sensitive about it.

Feb 03, 2008 22:53
 
 
crasher7 says...
That's is the meaning of Uncyclopedia...

Our ministry is getting more and more annoying these days

Sep 13, 2009 19:52
 
 
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About Jeff Ooi

Jeff Ooi is an Internet and e-Business consultant based in Kuala Lumpur who's spent the last four years blogging internationally on the tech scene, on anything and nothing. Which doesn't really explain why most of his own technology is about three years out of date. He doesn't even own a PDA after his Palm V crashed. He's on 3G, though... Lemak Lemang refers to coconut-flavored sticky rice stuffed in a bamboo container.

 
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