Sri Lanka passes tough social media law. Published: 24 Jan 2024 - 03:51 pm | Last Updated: 24 Jan 2024 - 03:54 pm. A blindfolded activist with a rope tied around his wrists and covered with logos ...

Sri Lanka is drafting a new legislation to curb the ... Amarasinghe's YouTube channel has nearly 80,000 subscribers and the outspoken man is well-known on social media for his unorthodox ...

Sri Lanka has blocked access to Facebook and other social media since Sunday’s attacks. But such moves do little to hinder terrorists and can increase the spread of rumors.

Sri Lanka’s nationwide block on social media sites continued through a second day on Monday. The country’s government took the drastic step on Sunday, citing “false news reports” it said ...

Colombo: Sri Lanka on Wednesday passed legislation imposing hefty jail sentences on social media users for posts the authorities deem false or a threat to national security.

Sri Lanka concluded its civil war, which killed one out of every 200 citizens, less than a decade ago, and the intercommunal violence could resume if the Bad-Idea Factory of Facebook is allowed to ...

Sri Lanka’s decision to block all social media following deadly bombings on Easter Sunday is reigniting the debate over how to combat online disinformation. A government official called the move ...

Sri Lanka's parliament began debating on Tuesday a social media regulation bill dubbed "draconian" by the opposition, which could make companies criminally liable for posts authorities deem harmful.

The Government hopes to regulate social media in Sri Lanka by using laws followed in Singapore as a model. President Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT عربي ...

But Sri Lanka’s decision to block social media on Sunday was unusual. The government shut down access before any social-media-inspired violence was known to have taken place.

Sri Lanka’s move against social media is the latest rebuke of platforms once seen as a great hope of the democratic world. Today, governments are more likely to view the sites as breeding ...

The government of Sri Lanka has temporarily blocked access to several social media services following deadly explosions that ripped through the country, killing at least 207 people and injuring ...