Malaysia parliament scraps law penalizing fake news

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia’s parliament on Wednesday scrapped a law making “fake news” a crime, which critics say was aimed at curbing dissent, a year after an initial attempt to repeal the legislation was blocked by an opposition-controlled senate. The Anti-Fake News Act 2018 was passed by former prime minister Najib Razak’s administration just weeks […]

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