Malaysian 'Fake News' Law Claims Its First Victim

Malaysian 'Fake News' Law Claims Its First Victim

8 years ago
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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180502/12071839760/malaysian-fake-news-law-claims-first-victim.shtml

The Malaysian government got a jump on the rest of the world by being the first to actually enact a "fake news" law. The government had several hundred million good reasons to do so, most them residing in the prime minister's bank account. Lawmakers cited concern for the public's well-being, but critics noted the law was just an efficient way for the government to shut down reporting it doesn't like.

The nation's Ministry of Truth (a.k.a., the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission) cited free speech champion Donald Trump as the inspiration for this new censorship tool.