The Digital Marketing Association of Sri Lanka (DMASL) has raised concerns over the recently gazetted Online Safety Bill.
Issuing a statement, DMASL said a detailed dialogue including all stakeholders is essential for the legislation.
DMASL further said that as the professional association representing digital marketers of Sri Lanka, it believes passing legislation in this space is required.
“However, a detailed dialogue including all stakeholders is essential to ensure that the legislation is comprehensive, avoids ill effects and is sustainable in the long term,” it added.
The Online Safety Bill was published in the Sri Lankan Government Gazette in September 2023.
Key objectives of the bill include establishing the Online Safety Commission, making provisions to prohibit online communication of certain statements of fact in Sri Lanka, preventing the use of online accounts and inauthentic online accounts for prohibited purposes, making provisions to identify and declare online locations used for prohibited purposes in Sri Lanka, and to suppress the financing and other support of communication of false statements of fact. (NewsWire)