CONTROVERSIAL CONTENT
CONTROVERSIAL CONTENT
A controversial content is information that causes disagreement in opinions and may cause
the disruption of peace because different people or culture will have different views about the
contents.
ISSUES ON CONTROVERSIAL CONTENTS
The issues on controversial contents are always focusing on
pornography and slander. Malaysia considers pornography and slander
as illegal.
Pornographic and slanderous activities can be in the forms of plots and
actions displayed on video games, controversial rhythm or lyrics of
music, controversial contents of books and controversial issues on
religion and philosophy.
Pornography: Creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value
other than to stimulate sexual desire.
Slander:  Oral communication of false statements injurious to a person's reputation. A false
and malicious statement or report about someone.
DEFINITION OF PORNOGRAPHY
The definition of pornography is any form of media  or material (like books or photographs)
that depicts erotic behaviour and is intended to cause sexual excitement. Pornography tends
to exploit men, women and children in a distasteful manner.
SLANDER
Slander is another example of controversial content.
Slander is a legal term for false and malicious statement (meaning knowing
that it is false, or “reckless disregard” that it was false) about someone.
Examples :
You wrote an e-mail that a fellow classmate was having an affair with a teacher, even though
it was not true. You then sent it to five other friends.
Ahmad is a muslim. One day, he received a “spam” e-mail stating that his favourite soda drink
“Moda Soda” uses non-halal food colouring, but he does not know if the source of the content
is credible or true.  He decides to forward the e-mail to 50 of his friends.
Chin Wei spreads a rumour that a Government Minister is receiving bribes from an enemy
government.
IMPACTS ON MALAYSIAN SOCIETY
Pornography
• can lead to criminal acts such as exploitation of women and children
• can lead to sexual addiction or perversion
• can develop low moral value towards other men, women or children
• can erode good religious, cultural and social beliefs and behaviour
Slander
• can develop into a society that disregards honesty and truth  
• can develop bad habit of spreading untruths and rumours
• can lead to unnecessary argument
• can cause people to have negative attitudes towards another person