Facebook's "like" may land Filipinos in jail - CBS News

On Sept. 12, President Benigno Aquino III signed into law the Cybercrime Prevention Act, which defines several new acts of crimes committed online, including, among others, "cybersex," identity theft, hacking, spamming, and pornography.

"If you click 'like,' you can be sued, and if you share, you can also be sued," said Sen. Teofisto Guingona III, one of the lawmakers who voted against the passage of the law.

"Even Mark Zuckerberg can be charged with cyber-libel," the senator said.

The provision, according to Guingona, is so broad and vague that it's not even clear who should be liable for a given statement online. And if you're found guilty, get ready to spend up to 12 years in prison.

we were so ****ing close to this bull **** in the US it wasnt even funny

all hail the Great Filipino Fire Wall

Philippines' Cybercrime Prevention Act has actually done what the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA), sought to achieve in the United States, which was to curb illegal sharing and downloading of copyrighted music and videos online. Both bills were defeated.

Originally Posted by Sn0wm4n

we were so ****ing close to this bull **** in the US it wasnt even funny

all hail the Great Filipino Fire Wall

uh yea we weren't even remotely close lol

my 4 year old nephew could defend these kind of cases in the US

seems like they're about as backwards as the ****ing aussies on how to handle modern media.

pretty ****ing pathetic

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DrSupey

Originally Posted by Synth

uh yea we weren't even remotely close lol

my 4 year old nephew could defend these kind of cases in the US

**** your 4 year old nephew

i got a world class **** niece who just turned 5 and would smoke that ******

I bet I could beat the **** out of both your guys' niece and nephew.

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Looks like the Asian countries decided to follow in our footsteps.

It's intriguing to me that cybersex is included in that list.

I would very much like to witness the total collapse of the recording industry. We live in interesting times.

Originally Posted by Data

I would very much like to witness the total collapse of the recording industry. We live in interesting times.

its already crumbling... more and more artist dont even need them anymore. bands that use to tour once a year are now coming home once a year. thats really the only way for them to make good money anymore.

The thought police have hit them up as well. Bahahahaha