THERE are plans to amend Section 223 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 next year to deal with fake news, says Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo.
“We are looking at how best to tighten the law and hope to do it by March or June next year,” he said when answering a supplementary question raised by R.S.N Rayer (PH-Jelutong) yesterday.
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