Armenia - Bill poses danger to online freedom of information

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is very worried by a bill amending article 1087.1 of the civil code that Armenia's parliament is to debate tomorrow. It would hold media responsible for comments posted on their websites and for content they reproduce from elsewhere on the Internet. The parliamentarians who drafted the amendments say their goal is to combat the spread of defamatory or insulting comments online, which is being encouraged by online anonymity. “Although the goal given by the (...)

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