Malaysia to seek 10-year jail time for fake news

A new legislation was proposed by Malaysia’s government to combat fake news, with offenders facing up to 10 years in prison. Under the Anti-Fake News Bill, those convicted of disseminating false content would be jailed or fined up to 128,000 US Dollars, or both. The bill was tabled in parliament today (March 26), ahead of […]

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