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An Act to establish the Online Safety Commission; to provide safety from prohibited statements made online; to prevent the use of online accounts and inauthentic online accounts for prohibited purposes; to make provisions to identify and declare online locations used for prohibited purposes in Sri Lanka; to suppress the financing and other support of communication of prohibited statements and ...
The Online Safety Bill, which passed with 108-62 votes, aims to “make provisions to prohibit online communication of certain statements of fact in Sri Lanka” and “prevent the use of online ...
Sri Lanka’s parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved an internet regulation bill that was highly criticized as a move to stifle speech in an election year while the Indian Ocean island ...
Debate over the bill comes as Sri Lanka struggles to emerge from its worst economic crisis, which hit the island nation two year ago. The country declared bankruptcy in April 2022 with more than ...
The bill is widely criticised by human rights groups, journalists and opposition politicians as a means of stifling freedom of speech in Sri Lanka. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] 25 January – Sri Lankan women's cricketer Chamari Athapaththu wins the ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year award at the ICC Awards .
It aligns Sri Lanka's data protection regime with international standards, potentially facilitating cross-border data flows and digital trade. The Act is expected to enhance trust in digital transactions and services while promoting responsible data handling practices across public and private sectors.
The online safety bill, which the Senate will consider along with a separate bill to update child online privacy laws, would be the first major tech regulation package to move in years. ...
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 19 August 1994: D. B. Wijetunga [21] [22] Nimal Siripala de Silva: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 19 October 2000: Chandrika Kumaratunga [23] [24] Indika Gunawardena: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 14 September 2001 [24] [25] D. M. Jayaratne: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 10 April 2004: Minister of Post, Telecommunications and Udarata ...