A Legal Analysis on the Digital Security Act, 2018

Abstract

The Digital Security Act of 2018 has put up several obstacles in the way of citizens' access to information and their freedom of speech, especially for Bangladeshi journalists and other media workers. As a result, there is currently a fear of being distinguished in investigative journalism. In this situation, the study's goals are to investigate the Act's diverse consequences and to concentrate on various avenues of protection from legal phobias. This article discussed several areas of such excellent journalism while demonstrating the need for investigative journalism..The material for this article was gathered using both primary and secondary sources and was analyzed using a qualitative methodology. The study's findings have demonstrated that despite the Digital Security Act's stated goal of ensuring information and communication security, there is a predominate worry of its unfavorable effects. Given the study of expert viewpoints, it is not surprising that some legal provisions have put investigative journalism at risk given their potential consequences.The majority of experts voiced worries about the unfavorable effects the law does have, as evidenced by the data. It is also implied that the state would eventually be responsible for these negative impacts, leading to the unfortunate scenario where it is believed that the government failed to act quickly enough. Keywords: Digital, Security, vigilante equity, bailable