When sharing is not caring

The columnist believes Malaysians have reached the limits of ‘free speech’ with the unfiltered, unthinking sharing of comments on social media.

WE’VE heard the expression “sharing is caring”. I’m sure we’ve all at one point told a version of it to our children and grandchildren when they squabble over a toy, or teach it to young pupils at school. But nowadays, in a world dominated by social media, sharing is not a good thing to do as it can have the opposite effect, with consequences more severe than most people realise.