Aside from the usual cat and funny videos, social media is quickly being dominated with videos of authorities being filmed while doing (or not doing) their duties. The intention of those recording is probably to provide social checks and balances to the system, but is it legal? And how far can this sort of "citizen journalism" go? Also, we provide a handbook to filming those in authority.

This report was produced by Aziff Azuddin, Sharyl Kaur and Muhammad Haniff Baharudin.

This and more than 60,000 other podcasts in your hand. Download the all new BFM mobile app.

Categories: 

Tags:  authorities,  viral videos,  film,  social media,  record,  checks and balances