【網絡自由危機：一齊頂住！】
今天下午高院就香港互聯網協會覆核律政司司長於兩星期前申請關於互聯網上言論的臨時禁制令，雖然未能取消該禁制令，但成功獲得法官同意收窄和釐清禁制令的範圍，並確立互聯網中介者、服務者、平台或用戶，必須於有意圖煽動暴力下才受禁制令涵蓋。法庭決定實在證明了，原臨時禁制令實在是不清晰和範圍太廣。
政府多番以臨時禁制令限制網絡或資訊自由流通，令言論自由在自我審查和寒蟬效應下受到嚴重衝擊，我們提出的法律挑戰是要令政府知道不能繼續以此手段引入中國式防火長城。我們相信，今次的法律挑戰只是網絡自由捍衞戰的第一步，如果政府繼續以此手段繞過法律要求或立法程序，在網民和業界的團結和支持下，我們決不坐視不理！
Internet Society Hong Kong (ISOC HK) Ben Cheng
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【回應高等法院裁決】
網絡審查禁制令範圍收窄
關注政府繼續製造寒蟬效應
（2019年11月15日，香港）香港互聯網協會週一（11月11日）入稟覆核律政司司長向高等法院申請的臨時禁制令，禁制任何人於網上，包括連登討論區及 Telegram，發佈或轉發任何促進、鼓勵或煽動使用或威脅使用暴力的言論。
今日高等法院開庭審理案件，法官下午裁定臨時禁制令繼續生效，然而法官採納香港互聯網協會的觀點，要求政府釐清及收窄臨時禁制令的範圍。在宣讀判詞中，法官表明法庭無意要求互聯網平台審查或過濾內容，相信有效釐清對於互聯網上的平台、 中介及互聯網供應商的法律責任。法官亦下令更改禁制令的部份字眼，表示禁制令在執行上必須要確保發布及散播內容人士是有意圖煽動暴力。
香港互聯網協會及立法會資訊及科技界議員莫乃光認為法庭裁決將原本過於廣泛及含糊不清的臨時禁制令拉近至現有的刑事法例，執法單位必須證明『意圖』方能採取法律行動。然而，對於政府繼續用禁制令方式繞過現行法例，協會及莫乃光批評政府繼續製造寒蟬效應及令網民進行自我審查，影響網上表達自由。
雖然法庭裁決將原本範圍不清晰及過闊的臨時禁制令收窄，協會及莫乃光表示將持續關注政府會否申請新禁令或利用《緊急情況規例條例》實施『封網』，會採取一切手段阻止政府引入類似內地式的網絡防火長城。
香港互聯網協會及莫乃光感謝法律團隊的努力，會與團隊研究下一步行動，並感謝參與眾籌行動的市民。
【眾籌網站】
https://gogetfunding.com/jrcensorship/
【判詞全文】
https://bit.ly/2pp9lbw
Press Release
Court issued restrictions on the injunction to ban online free speech
Concerns over Internet censorship remained
(15th November 2019, Hong Kong) The Internet Society of Hong Kong (ISOC HK) filed a civil action in court on Monday (11th November), seeking to challenge the government’s interim injunction to affect free speech online. The High Court today heard the case.
Judgement was issued this afternoon which the injunction will continue to be effective. However, taking into account the legal perspectives of ISOC HK, the judge narrowed the scope of the original injunction and amended that only those with the intent to incite will be found guilty under the new injunction order. The judgement also made clear that platform operators are not required under the injunction order to exercise instantaneous censorship of the online content of all posts on the platforms, or to police or filter out information or messages.
The original injunction order was believed to be vague and overbroad. Commenting on the judgement, the Internet Society of Hong Kong and IT legislator Charles Mok remarked that with the judgement today, the new injunction order has moved closer to existing criminal offences which proving intent is necessary for the enforcement authorities to take legal actions. However, the new injunction order still seeks to create chilling effect and force the public to engage in self-censorship.
Both the IT organisation and Mok expressed their concerns that even with a restricted injunction order, the government may issue new injunction orders or apply the Emergency Regulations Ordinance to introduce Internet shutdown and that must be stopped at all costs.
They expressed their gratitude to the legal team for their efforts and will discuss the next step forward. They were also grateful to the support of the public who has participated in the crowdfunding campaign.
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