The internet seems to be a constant threat, to just about everyone. From governments to children, the headlines today were covered in the risks of partaking in the online world.

China isn't the only government locking away bloggers.

As the BBC reports:

"The Malaysian government has warned it could use tough anti-terrorism laws against bloggers who insult Islam or the country's king."

But have no fear: "...officials insist the law is not intended to strangle internet freedom."

What, exactly, is the point of the laws then? The article mentioned a blogger who was recently arrested, and upon some research it became clear how exactly they will implement these laws.

I tried to link to Malaysia Today, the blog of Raja Petra Kamarudin, but it has already been removed after he turned himself in on charges of mocking Islam and threatening racial harmony. Malaysia has set a precedent (or was that the US?) that those arrested for terrorism are not allowed a trial and can be held indefinitely. "Malaysia Today is believed to attract around a quarter of a million visitors a day, giving it more readers than most Malaysian newspapers." Well, back to the newspapers, they are much safer (read: easily screened).

Of course, the options for citizens to fight this censorship are pretty nonexistent. Any Malaysian encouraging a stand against these policies would be arrested for terrorism himself, his blog deleted, and never heard from again.

Back stateside, things are getting worse as well. Myspace just knocked out a whooping 29,000 sex offenders who were holding accounts (and presumably hunting prey). And in case you were wondering - this isn't the first MySpace cleansing. These numbers are merely those who have joined since May - meaning roughly 350 join a day. With these stats, I think Myspace is worse than every mall parking lot, candy store, and park bathroom in the US combined.

Another social networking site, Facebook, is under fire as its owner is brought to court. Zuckerberg is accused by other Harvard kids of having stolen their idea when he was asked to finish some coding for them. It seems tragic, kids with such opportunity having it ripped from their callouss covered paws after years of slaving away in hopes of that one chance. The defense? "Only one of them had an idea significant enough to build a great company. That one person was Mark Zuckerberg."

- Kristin Linder