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3R issues: Teo urges public to help report hate speech

With campaigns happening, deputy communications minister calls on public to be vigilant

Updated 9 months ago · Published on 31 Jul 2023 7:14AM

3R issues: Teo urges public to help report hate speech
Deputy Communications and Digital Minister Teo Nie Ching has called on the rakyat to help stop the spread of hate speech concerning 3R issues especially on social media. – Bernama pic, July 31, 2023

SEREMBAN – Malaysians have been urged to help control the spread of hate speech and negative statements touching on 3R (race, religion and royalty) issues, especially on social media during the state election campaign period. 

Deputy Communications and Digital Minister Teo Nie Ching said that any transmission or content found to contain such elements should be reported by the public to platform providers so that it is not widely spread. 

“The public plays an important role. All social media platforms have a button (to report) so if they feel any speech or content involves 3R....report these posts to the platform providers so that they (providers) can take the appropriate action,” she told reporters after attending a Mega Ceramah on the grounds of the Pakatan Harapan operations room, here yesterday.

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain had been reported previously to have said that the police would be uncompromising on 3R issues and that action would be taken against those involved based on the laws stipulated under the Elections Offences Act 1954. – Bernama, July 31, 2023

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