Fahmi: Govt looking into regulating incendiary online content

Geraldine Tong, Rahmat HaronPublished: Dec 7, 2022 11:15 AM | Updated: Dec 7, 2022 11:16 AM

The Communications and Digital Ministry will look into strengthening existing laws to better regulate provocative, violent or extremist social media content without compromising free speech.

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