"Gone are the days when one could say anything freely behind the anonymity of cyberspace and get away with it. Imprisonment, legal action and intimidation of bloggers (web loggers) are on the rise in Asia. If you thought blog-policing was prevalent only in countries like China and Vietnam, think again. A few recent cases in Singapore, India and Malaysia have turned the spotlight on the dangers lurking in the alleyways of blogosphere."
"Even in India—the world’s largest democracy—some bloggers are being taken to court for making libelous remarks against individuals and companies. Early this year, India’s one of the biggest media companies, the Times Group (which owns The Times of India) served legal notice to an Indian blogger Pradyuman Maheshwari for defamation after he criticized the newspaper group on his blog, Mediaah! (http://mediaah.blogspot.com). Bombay-based Maheshwari is a senior journalist and commentator. As Maheshwari did not have sufficient funds to fight a legal battle against the media behemoth, he had to delete all the controversial posts from his blog."
"Even in India—the world’s largest democracy—some bloggers are being taken to court for making libelous remarks against individuals and companies. Early this year, India’s one of the biggest media companies, the Times Group (which owns The Times of India) served legal notice to an Indian blogger Pradyuman Maheshwari for defamation after he criticized the newspaper group on his blog, Mediaah! (http://mediaah.blogspot.com). Bombay-based Maheshwari is a senior journalist and commentator. As Maheshwari did not have sufficient funds to fight a legal battle against the media behemoth, he had to delete all the controversial posts from his blog."
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