Social media users urged to refrain from sharing
unconfirmed information
P
ASIR MAS: The Communications and
Multimedia Ministry has reminded social
media users not to disseminate unverified
and slanderous information which could
cause disturbance in the community.
Ministry secretary-general Tan Sri Dr Sharifah Zarah
Syed Ahmad said those who receive unconfirmed
information should cease sharing the news.
“If we spread slander by disseminating untruthful
news, we could very well be traitors as it could
compromise the nation’s security,” she told reporters
after the opening a “Connecting the Unconnected”
(CTU) programme at Sekolah Kebangsaan Kubang
Kuau, Rantau Panjang here today.
The CTU programme was officiated by Senator
Datuk Abdullah Mat Yasim.
Sharifah Zarah said those who wanted to verify a
certain viral news on social website could check
with sebenarnya.my portal set up by the Malaysian
Communications and Multimedia Commission
(MCMC).
She said greater awareness of the correct social site
usage was important following the government’s
efforts to widen access of internet service nationwide
including rural areas via CTU programmes.
Meanwhile, Abdullah said the CTU programme
involved the initiative of the ministry to benefit rural
residents who have limited internet access as well as
television and radio broadcasts.
He said without good telecommunication service,
the people in rural areas would continue to be left
behind in the development in the country.
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