Watch this video by Aramram. Many of us defending web freedom in Jordan are doing it because we care about the country’s development and the benefits of free speech online for society, for government, for Jordan’s international image and for business and investment.

After 15 years of liberal internet policy in Jordan, it would be shameful to sacrifice it because of a bunch of rumor and false news spreaders. Let’s make no mistake, there are people out there who are using the net to defame people and make unjust accusations against them (not just government officials but sometime normal citizens). The level of conversation on some sites is extremely low and insulting.

Still this is no reason to put forward legislation that will make online expression risky for those who want to use the web medium to push society and the country forward.

As one of the people in the video said, citizens can be counted on to differentiate between sites with integrity and sites without integrity.


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