Banning websites:
‘Govt bound to protect children from obscenity’
*US banned 25 websites, Thailand 48,000, China 15,000
*Websites must register with Media Ministry
The government banned only a few websites which
do not comply with ‘the right to reply’ concept, one of the key
norms in a democracy. Sri Lanka has hundreds of newspapers, 54 radio
channels, 16 television channels and some websites which respect the
concept ‘right to reply’, Cabinet Spokesman and Media Minister
Keheliya Rambukwella said.
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