Regional Media Group Urges St Vincent To Rethink Cybercrime Legislation
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The regional umbrella media group — the Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) — yesterday expressed concern about a push by St Vincent and the Grenadines to address legitimate issues associated with harmful online content through legislation.
The ACM said that such a move “tramples on important principles associated with freedom of expression and freedom of the pressâ€.
It noted that some of its international partners, including the International Press Institute (IPI), Reporters Without Borders, and the Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD), have recently addressed in fair detail offending sections of the Cybercrime Bill of St Vincent and the Grenadines.
“We endorse their positions on such matters Read more
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