This is Why NTV’s Press Pass is Trending on Twitter

The topic was Blogging, professionalism and Irresponsibility and what seems to stir a hot debate is the fact that monitoring of bloggers is viewed as an infringement.

Mark Masai hosted the renowned bloggers in the country and their argument was centered on the recent development in which bloggers were being sued for criminal libel on their work. The bloggers argued that blogging should not be regulated as unlike the mainstream media; blogging is only an expression of opinion in matters of public interest and that there is no defamation on its work.

The bloggers insisted that social media conversations should not be monitored and challenged the government to sue them if they have the proof of any infringement on civil rights and further underlined that any form of regulation should be drafted by the bloggers themselves. Check out the entire conversation on:

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