Jordan's parliament should withdraw a draft cybercrimes law that puts free speech in jeopardy and could pave the way for an increase in online censorship in a country where freedoms were already under attack, a coalition led by U.S. based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday.
The proposal before parliament would further undermine free speech online, threaten internet users’ right to anonymity and tighten government control over the internet, Human Rights Watch said in a joint statement with 13 other civic rights organisations.
Jordan said the draft law with its 41 articles was not meant to curb freedoms but tackle "disinformation," "hate speech," and "online defamation." The government denies seeking to stifle dissent but says the law is intended to protect people from blackmail on the internet. Human Rights Watch said the authorities would be able to force judges to convict citizens in most cases in Jordan, which it said has a long track record of using vague and overly broad criminal provisions to suppress free speech and assembly.
Courts would have sweeping powers to order any website, social media platform, or person responsible for a public account to remove or block content deemed to have violated the law, to temporarily ban the user or publisher, and to hand over relevant information, including users’ personal data.
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