Malaysian govt needs to study Canada law on payment for online news access, say experts
KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — The government will have to conduct a comprehensive study if it wants to introduce a law on payment for online news access by major technology companies in Malaysia following the recent developments in Canada on July 3.
However, experts believe that it is time for the government to consider the proposal to implement the said law to ensure that the media industry can remain sustainable while curbing the spread of fake news. “The government should take a serious look at this matter and evaluate whether it is good or not. Maybe it is time for the government to consider such a law to crack down on fake news and defamation,” he said when contacted by Bernama today.
“Because of this, many media companies have shut down. We must not forget that in the last 10 years, we have lost no less than 10,000 media workers in Malaysia, partly due to the Voluntary Separation Scheme . The same legal approach was taken by Canada in early July. However, the outcome was different when Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc, instead took steps to block all links and news searches on the platform.
“In the context of Asean countries, Malaysia may be able to establish media diplomacy among member states to set a clear benchmark for the content, control and continuity of the media industry in the country,” he said.
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