Gazette issued announcing Online Safety Bill

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The government has issued a gazette notification announcing the Online Safety Bill.

According to the Gazette, the bill is to establish the Online Safety Commission and to make provisions to prohibit online communication of certain statements of fact in Sri Lanka.

Earlier, the draft bill was approved by the Cabinet on September 4.

According to the gazette, the Online Safety Commission is established to make provisions to prohibit online communication of certain statements of fact in Sri Lanka; to prevent the use of online accounts and inauthentic online accounts for prohibited purposes; to make provisions to identify and declare online locations used for prohibited purposes in Sri Lanka; to suppress the financing and other support of communication of false statements of fact and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

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Gona Tuesday, 19 September 2023 07:03 PM

Slowly Slowly suppression of truth and dissent. Tactics to stay in power for life.

City Wednesday, 20 September 2023 05:41 AM

Discipline is a must for a society, if you go through few past incidents on social media behaviour you will realise where are we heading. It has effected lots people and they are unable to complain cause we don't have rules and regulations.

Lanka Tuesday, 19 September 2023 08:57 PM

First protect people from politicians They have done more harm than online . They made people hungry They made this country poor They made us all poor They have done more harm than technology

Dee Wednesday, 20 September 2023 06:03 AM

Very good move!

Kill a pig but don't talk Wednesday, 20 September 2023 08:35 AM

Who will decide what is safe and what is not safe? What are the subjects that are taboo under this law? Is it OK if people talk about killing a pig for food?

Gb Wednesday, 20 September 2023 11:20 AM

Are they using pegasus software? To track people's social media/ messages? What else are rhey using the software for

Marcian Christopher Wednesday, 20 September 2023 01:09 PM

This is also like instant banning of all chemical fertilizer and going in for organic fertilizer cultivation. It's like going back to the communications that existed a decade ago. No internet, no facebook, no GPS, no UTube all will be out.

Onlooker Wednesday, 20 September 2023 01:22 PM

We are not safe from a thieving bunch called MPs. Please pass a bill for us to be safe from hunger, thuggery, being fooled, and robbery by so called MPs.

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