Gobind: Ministry mulls new law against news portals over readers' comments


KUALA LUMPUR: The Communications and Multimedia Ministry is mulling a new law against news portals that purportedly allow insensitive comments to be left on their online platforms by readers.

Minister Gobind Singh Deo said his ministry had received numerous public complaints regarding inflammatory remarks on social media and news portals which touched on the sensitivities of race, religion, and the royal institution.

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