14 DAY TRIAL // Despite the fact that the controversial cybercrime law has been temporarily suspended for a period of 120 days, Filipino hacktivists are determined to keep protesting against it until it’s completely “junked.”
“We must keep fighting the good fight! Don't let your guard down because of this. Let them know we're watching,” Anonymous Philippines supporters tweeted.
Others wrote, “We have won the battle, a TRO has been issued but the war has just begun. We won't stop until it is junked!”
Yesterday, we learned that the Philippines Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order against the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. The decision came after citizens launched numerous protests and initiated petitions against it.
On one hand, the law’s authors are confident that the time-out will give protestors the chance to analyze it thoroughly. They claim that Internet freedom rights groups are not seeing the whole picture, but only the sections that affect them directly.