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As of December 2010, therefore, it was unclear whether such a policy would be realized in Australia. Users do not need to register to use the internet, nor are there restrictions placed on anonymous communications. However, under a new election law in the state of South Australia that came into effect in January 2010, any individual posting a political comment in the run-up to local elections would be required to do so with their real name and address. The law applied to blogs and online news sites and non-compliance would draw a fine of up to A$1,250 (US$1,230).

13 Under the Law on Mass Media of 1999, the internet is designated as part of the mass media. 14 To date, however, the only known case of prosecution for online expression has been the above mentioned two bloggers, charged under laws related to hooliganism. 15 It is unclear to what extent security bodies track user data in Azerbaijan. However, some state universities warn students that they will encounter problems if they participate in online political activism. Students are instead urged to be very active in defending the government and its positions in their posts and comments on Facebook and other social media.

In January 2009, the government passed a controversial Communications Amendment Act, ignoring warnings from civil society that it could hinder free expression. Freedom on the Net 2009: 34 (Partly Free) Freedom on the Net 2011: 32 (Partly Free) Trajectory: Slight improvement MALAYSIA By 2009, over 55 percent of the total population in Malaysia accessed the internet. In the watershed general elections of March 2008, the ruling National Front (BN) coalition lost its two-thirds parliamentary majority for the first time since 1969.

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