Cabinet Spokesman Minister Vijitha Herath says the government maintains that the Online Safety Act should be amended.
However, it will be amended following a Supreme Court ruling and in line with the Supreme Court’s determinations, he said while addressing the weekly cabinet briefing today (Nov. 06).
He also said that the matter of whether to amend the current Act or to introduce a new one would be taken up in the new Parliament.
The Online Safety Act, which was established to tackle the spread of misinformation online, faces claims of constitutional inconsistencies.
