Sweethearts Erwan Heusaff and Anne Curtis are among the more vocal critics of the cybercrime law.
Sharon Cuneta, Regine Velasquez and Ciaro Sotto have already voiced out their support for the new cybercrime law, including its contentious provisions on libel.
Other celebrities seem to be on the fence about the issue, like rock musician Rico Blanco who tweeted, “don’t allow yourself to be anyone’s puppet or fool. read up on an issue before joining any bandwagon. decide for yourself.”
Filmmaker Jose Javier Reyes, a staunch free speech advocate, also seems to be of two minds. “So does the Cybercrime Law mean we can collect all the trolls who bash people anonymously & annihilate them with bullets or Holy Water?” he tweeted.
“So say it, shout it or scream it but don’t tweet it or shout out it or like it or share it! The Cyber Big Brother open season has begun!” he added.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, there are many celebrities who have joined the protests of many netizens against that law, which supposedly took effect on Wednesday.
Actress Anne Curtis, the most followed local celebrity in social media, led the charge on Wednesday with a series of tweets, 10 installments to be exact, that articulated her opposition to the controversial law:
“Being someone that’s active in the Social Media world I couldn’t help but feel sad & scared while reading the Cybercrime Act.
“Whatever happened to Freedom of speech? Having an opinion? Expressing oneself? These are our own accounts. Our property. Our lives.
“And now if we share our opinions we can get into trouble with the law? Put behind bars? Fined a ridiculous amount even?
“The cybercrime act does have some responsible points that should be included & implemented BUT
“BUT going to extent of having a law that takes away a freedom we should all rightfully have just seems wrong to me.
“Even if I know that as a celebrity I’d probably even benefit from the act but at the end of the day I’m still a citizen of this country
& we should all have equal rights. I just feel its so one sided. I hope they consider REVISING the crybercrime act.
“We want peace in our country, amongst our people & future generations.
“An act that takes away a citizen’s freedom & right to hear/read/tweet/retweet/blog/post/like about the good & bad things about our country
“I’m afraid will do the complete opposite. I am for the Revision of the Cybercrime Act.”
Anne’s boyfriend, Erwan Heussaff, took his own protest to another level when he posted an Instagram mock mugshot of himself labeled, “Future CyberCriminal?” and asked his followers to do the same, many of whom were more than happy to oblige.
Erwan’s sister, Solenn, was less diplomatic than Anne in this single tweet: “Where are we heading? This makes me so mad. Don’t blame the people for your sensitive egos!”
Other celebrities like Bianca Gonzalez, Jim Paredes, Enchong Dee, BB Gandanghari, Young JV, Maricar De Mesa, Aiko Melendez, Maxene Magalona and even American pop star Greyson Chance, who performed in the country this year, have also expressed their displeasure on the new CyberCrime law.
Their tweets as follows:
bianca gonzalez @iamsuperbianca
a society grows/matures/develops because we share opposing views. so keep sharing your opinion.
#ReviseCyberCrimeLawi’m also against cyber pornography and human trafficking. but i stand for everyone’s freedom of expression. #revise#studynewmedia #freedom
Jim @Jimparedes
I am a for a cybercrime law to protect kids from porno, to stop hacking, theft but not to arbitrarily stifle expression. No to libel prov
BB GandangHari @imBbGandangHari
There’s no more fun in the PHILIPPINES. #NoToCyberCrimeLaw
Young JV @YoungJVofficial
Freedom of speech!! #notocybercrimelaw
Enchong Dee @EnchongDeeClub
Edi, goodnight na sa’yo #NotoCyberCrimeLaw dba? ` MatuLog ka na rin kaya Cyber Crime Law ka, forever! KDOT! (e_e)
Greyson Chance’s. @Kelly_Greyson
I’m not from Philippines, but I’m against cybercrime law. Say#NoToCyberCrimeLaw.
Maricar de mesa @msMaricarDemesa
RT @imBbGandangHari: It’s just plain stupid to be put in jail just because it’s against the law to express yourself.#NoToCyberCrimeLaw
Maxene Magalona @maxenemagalona
So.. We can’t use social media, a VERY powerful form of communication, to say what we want or what needs to be said?#NoToCyberCrimeLaw
Aiko S. Melendez @msaikomelendez
To fight and stand up for what you truly believe in will always be your most beautiful battle:) #NoToCyberCrimeLaw
source: http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/anne-curtis-other-celebs-tweet-opposition-to-cybercrime-law/
