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Table 3.1: Comparison Between Restricted Content and Harmful Content
Electronic Information and Transactions Law – Restricted Content
Facebook Community Standards – Harmful Content
Art 27 (1) No Person shall intentionally and unauthorisedly distribute and/
or transmit and/or cause to be acces- sible Electronic Information and/
or Electronic Records with contents against propriety.49
Restrict the display of nudity or sexual activity; and digitally created content unless it is posted for educational, humorous or satirical purposes.50
Art 27(3) No Person shall intentionally and unauthorisedly distribute and/ or transmit and/or cause to be acces- sible Electronic Information and/or Electronic Records with contents of affronts and/or defamation.51
Remove explicit attempts to mock victims and mark as cruel implicit attempts.52
Defamation is not listed amongst the list of prohibited activities
Art 27(4) No Person shall intentionally and unauthorisedly distribute and/
or transmit and/or cause to be acces- sible Electronic Information and/or Electronic Records with contents of extortion and/or threats.53
Violence and incitement are prohibited.54
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Amendment to Electronic Information and Transactions Law (n 14) art 27(1) (italics added). ‘Community Standards’ (n 48) s 14.
Amendment to Electronic Information and Transactions Law (n art 27(3). ‘Community Standards’ (n 48) s 16.
Amendment to Electronic Information and Transactions Law (n 14) art 28(2). ‘Community Standards’ (n 48) s 1.
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