Speaking to reporters here, communications minister Fahmi Fadzil reminded netizens they should exercise caution when coming across unverified information on social media.
“We need to be careful about information on social media,” he said when asked to respond to claims that a GLC spent almost RM14 million to upgrade toilets.
“Not everything we read is accurate. Sometimes the content is posted for reasons only known to those who shared it, meaning there might be a hidden agenda.
“We will look into this matter thoroughly,” he said after attending the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the National Film Development Corporation (Finas) and the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) at Menara EPF here.
Separately, Fahmi said he will engage with several media rights groups which had expressed concern at Putrajaya’s purported proposal to amend the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 to include a licensing requirement for online media.
In a joint statement last Saturday, the National Union of Journalists Malaysia (NUJ), the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ), and Gerakan Media Merdeka (Geramm) called on the home ministry to clarify the purported amendment, which they said would stifle press freedom.
“I will get in touch with NUJ, CIJ, and Geramm to try and understand the issue better since the matter is based solely on news reports,” he said.
“Although the draft is not under the communications ministry’s purview, I am willing to listen to the views of our media partners and I will try to convey it (to the home ministry).
“Although this issue is not under my ministry’s jurisdiction, I will try to address it.” - FMT
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