President Aquino of the Philippines signed the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 into law on 12 September, sparking public protests and media concern over the possibility of a crack down on the freedom of speech. The controversial law targets online crime and is intended to protect the young by barring online child pornography, as well as helping to prevent cybersex, block identify theft and reduce spamming. However, critics of the Cybercrime Prevention Act are concerned that its measures also make libel a ‘cybercrime’ punishable by a term of up to twelve years in prison
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OVETEL Philippines passes new cybercrime prevention act
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