The Lebanese government is trying to kill freedom of expression on the internet by imposing the Lebanese Internet Regulation Act, or LIRA. The man behind this proposal is Walid el Daouk, the minister of information.
I am quite amazed on how our Prime Minister Najib Mikati who is internet savvy, would allow such an idea to be proposed in the first place. He knows that the internet is for everyone and regulating it means killing it.
If you want more information on LIRA, check the original draft in Arabic, Trella’s take on it and an English translation for those who don’t read Arabic.
history books that don’t tell the truth, no accountability for crimes, freedoms of expressions being taken away… Lebanon keeps moving backwards instead of being a beacon of freedoms and Justices in the middle east.
Even if LIRA passes, they won’t be able to control sh*t
Surprisingly yesterday Prime Minister Najib Mikati has been tweeting otherwise, mentioned he will work on that and reconsider …bla bla bla 🙂 here’s what he tweeted:
Najib_Mikati: As far as new draft #Lebanese #Internet #Regulation # Act ( #LIRA) is concerned, I’m calling to review it – thus securing Liberties&Growth
hey guys ,there is a petition against it
here is the link
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/stop-lebanese-internet-regulation-act.html