Hello Mr Meetoo
Thank you for your reply. Indeed we should see Facebook as a tool and
consider the laws that exist for those who misuse this tool. I totally
agree with you. I will request your permission to share your mail on the
Mauritius Internet Users mailing list since there are members who will like
to see your opinions on "Banning Facebook".
Regards
Omdeep Gokhool
On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 2:05 AM, Avinash Meetoo <avinash_at_noulakaz.net>
wrote:
> Dear Omdeep,
>
> Personally, I consider Facebook to be a communication tool and, as such,
> it is a good thing for all of us. As such, it should not be blocked or
> banned. If ever the Minister asks the Council for our opinion on Facebook,
> then, most probably, this is how we will answer. This is of course true for
> any other social network, such as Twitter or Instagram, or other Internet
> presence (e.g. blogs, forums, etc.)
>
> Of course, it is important that people realise that laws exist in the
> country and anyone violating one is committing an offence. For example,
> there is a law against "diffamation" and, Facebook or not, online or not,
> no one can do that in Mauritius without facing the risk of being prosecuted.
>
> In other words, it's not the tool. It's about people using the tool
> wrongly (and, in some case, illegally (in the sense of doing something
> against an existing law)).
>
> Thanks for asking,
> Avinash Meetoo
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 12:59 AM, OMDEEP GOKHOOL <
> omdeep.gokhool1_at_umail.uom.ac.mu> wrote:
>
>> Dear Sir,
>>
>> I listened on the radio that people in this country are calling for a ban
>> of facebook because of the tensions linked to religion and culture.
>>
>> I am an university student and also a heavy user of facebook. It is not
>> simply a platform to keep contact but also to host group discussions with
>> classmates and lecturers. Information related to classes and university is
>> shared faster through a common group. Many of us, students, see facebook as
>> an important tool in our studies.
>>
>> May I have your opinions on the subject of banning facebook because of
>> social tensions and also as the Chairman of the ICT Advisory Council, what
>> is the Council advising the Ministry on this matter ?
>>
>> Regards
>> Omdeep Gokhool
>>
>
>
>
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