by Theleaders-Online | February 6, 2020 7:19 am
SEREMBAN: Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo said the existing laws in the country are sufficient for the government to take action against individuals who spread false information and news.
As such, he said, the question of re-introducing the repealed Anti-Fake News Act to address the matter did not arise.
“It is not a question whether there is or not the law.. the law is there, and yesterday, I noticed that action was taken using provisions under the Penal Code. So, the question (now) is whether we can stop the spread of fake news altogether.
“We are also implementing initiatives or campaign seeking for (public) cooperation to reduce (the spread of fake news and) and if possible, stop it, better still, but there are individuals who take advantage and this is something that the police should look into and monitor, ” he told reporters after attending the ‘Info On Wheels’ programme at Pasar Besar Seremban here today.
The programme was carried out to explain to the people on the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection, e-tunai rakyat and toll rate reduction.
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