Why resistance to fake news laws the way forward
While the dangers of fake news are well known, one should also take cognisance of the fact that anti-fake news laws could threaten the freedoms of expression and the press. – EPA pic, February 7, 2020.
IT is commendable of the government to resist reintroducing the anti-fake news law despite a recent upsurge of disinformation amid the 2019 novelAs rightly pointed out by Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo recently, there are already laws, such as the Penal Code and defamation laws, that can deal with this irresponsible behaviour, especially among those who use social media.
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