Civil society cautions against Putrajaya's threat to go after online portals

CORONAVIRUS | Civil society organisations have cautioned the government against making perceived threats of punishing the media, particularly online portals, for allegedly erroneous media reports.

Gerakan Media Merdeka (Geramm) and the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ), in a joint statement, highlighted the government's apparent failure to understand the distinction between "fake news", disinformation and misinformation...