Having lived in Singapore as a teen, I always knew I didn’t want to live in a place where free speech was crushed in the courts. As an American, I still don’t.
In a disturbing trend sweeping through Southeast Asia, governments have been going after ordinary citizens when they share Facebook posts that are critical of the government, military, or head of state. This growing tactic of speech suppression tends to be met with a shrug by many Westerners who take open online forums for granted, but Americans should be paying more attention, because what’s happening half a world away isn’t Read More

Source:: Fast Company