“You have not converted a man because you have silenced him.”

- John Morley, on compromise

COMMENT Every day, more Gestapo-like tactics emanate from Putrajaya. The latest - and one I find particularly offensive - is this idea that netizens (sic) should practise self-censorship. This, of course, is the latest nonsense spewed by Communications and Multimedia Minister Salleh Said Keruak.

In a blog post (which I hope nobody shares, or at the very least, mocks) he wrote, “It is impractical and difficult to monitor or control a user’s access to the mass amount of content found online.

“So it is left to us, the user, to exercise self-censorship and to verify all news shared over our social media feeds.”