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Sri Lanka passes controversial bill to regulate online content
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By Morayo Ogunbayo and Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Sri Lanka’s lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday regulating internet use among its citizens, in a move that has sparked fears among rights groups of a free speech crackdown.
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Sri Lankan lawmakers debate controversial internet safety bill amid protests by rights groups
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Sri Lanka passes controversial bill to regulate online content
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan lawmakers on Tuesday began debating a controversial internet safety bill that has been criticized by opposition politicians, journalists and rights groups as a move by the government to stifle freedom of speech.
Sri Lankan lawmakers are debating a internet safety bill criticized by opposition figures, journalists and rights groups who argue that it aims to suppress freedom of speech.
By Morayo Ogunbayo and Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Sri Lanka’s lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday regulating internet use among its citizens, in a move that has sparked fears among rights groups of a free speech crackdown.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — 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 nation copes with an economic crisis that required an international bailout.
Sri Lanka's parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to pass a contentious internet regulatory bill that has been highly criticized as a move to stifle freedom of speech in the South Asian country gearing up for presidential election amid an economic crisis.
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