Sri Lanka's Online Safety Act grants the government wide powers to censor social media speech in response to the citizens' movement, causing concern among activists and rights groups.
Sri Lanka's new Online Safety Act threatens to chill political humor following a record citizens' movement in 2022. The law grants the government wide-ranging powers to deem speech on social media as "prohibited statements." The act concerns activists and rights groups who fear it will endanger online expression that contributed to the citizens' movement.
March 10, 2024
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