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Sri Lankan government deploys police to crack down on social media The Sri Lankan government has announced new anti-democratic measures and mobilised police to suppress so-called fake news on social media. On June 7, police media spokesman Senior Deputy Inspector General Ajith Rohana declared that the criminal investigation department has established a special team to “patrol in the cyber space” and trace “false news related to COVID-19 or any other sensitive issues.” Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, attends 2020 event to mark the anniversary of country’s independence from British colonial rule. [Credit: AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena] It was an offence, Rohana said, “if a person created a panic situation by spreading fake news.”

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