UK riots highlight need for social media licensing, says Mohamad Hasan

SEREMBAN: Violence across several towns and cities in the United Kingdom sparked by disinformation on social media highlights the importance of licensing platforms, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan (pic).

The Foreign Minister said the riots, the United Kingdom's worst in 13 years, erupted after far-right social media accounts pushed false reports that the murders of three young girls in the northern seaside town of Southport were committed by a Muslim migrant from the Middle East.