PETALING JAYA: The suggestion for social media users to register with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) in bid to prevent seditious postings is an infringement on freedom of expression, said the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ).
According to the media watchdog on Tuesday, the suggestion made by Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek was unnecessary.
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