Computer crimes law comes into effect
The highly controversial computer crimes law came into effect on Wednesday after it was published in the Royal Gazette in January.
The new law comes into effect 120 days after its publication in the Gazette.
Before the enactment, the bill was strongly opposed by many public members as well as civil society groups. Critics voiced concerns over some clauses as being vague and the possibility of them affecting the exercise of rights and freedom of the people.
More than 300,000 people signed a petition on the website change.org, voicing their opposition to the bill, when it came up for final reading late last year but the National Legislative Assembly passed the bill.
Some of the contentious points in the law includes posting false information online that was not defamatory.
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