MyGaming recently reported on the submission made by gamers on the proposed “Censorship Bill”.
The Bill will affect virtually all online media in South Africa, from barring Steam distribution to putting you on a government watch list for watching porn.
But how exactly are South Africans standing up for their rights?
Make Games SA’s and Michalson’s Attorney Nicholas Hall has compiled a number of submissions as to why the proposed Bill should be deemed unlawful.
Check them out below:
I’ve made a @Storyify of the Oral Submissions made to @ParliamentofRSA for the Films and Publications Bill https://t.co/mqw9pwmvX5
— Nicholas Hall (@nickhallsa) September 23, 2016
Another @Storify, on the deliberations by @ParliamentofRSA on oral and written submissions to the FP Amendment Bill https://t.co/RIsFN0e03S
— Nicholas Hall (@nickhallsa) September 23, 2016
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“a government watch list” for porn users? Really?
Yes, the FPB bill as its currently presented has the government gathering contact information for anyone accessing R18-rated material. Except that thanks to the DHA, FICA, and RICA, the government already has multiple lists of everyone in the country over 18, and 9 times out of 10 you can pick any name at random and land up with an online porn user.
Stop trying to make it sound more Orwellian than it really is. The bill is poorly thought out, badly worded, and unclearly defined. It’s not a cunning master plan to lock down free speech – it’s an intern’s bad coursework.