SHAH ALAM: The Online Safety Bill that the government will table soon aims to curb criminal activities on social media, not to restrict freedom of expression, says Fahmi Fadzil.
The Communications Minister said the proposed law would also ensure social media platform operators are more proactive in curbing criminal activities on their respective platforms to avoid facing action.
"Our right to speak is enshrined in the Federal Constitution, so any law related to the issue of freedom of speech cannot go beyond it.
"Our main intention in introducing the Bill is not to curb the voice of the people, but to curb the behaviour of criminals who are manipulating and taking advantage (of victims), especially on social media," he said after delivering a lecture at the Ministerial Lecture Series Programme entitled "Digital Security Literacy" organised by the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies at Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Shah Alam here on Wednesday (Oct 23). – Bernama
