Extremists in Sri Lanka used Facebook to organize deadly violence against Muslims. Facebook is accused of not doing enough to prevent it. DIGANA, Sri Lanka — When the Sri Lankan government temporarily blocked access to Facebook last month amid a wave of violence against Muslims, it seemed like a radical move against new technology. But […]
Web Censorship
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Sri Lanka bans Lanka-e-News : Censorship is a regressive condition in the modern world
The Internet Media Action (IMA – www.imalanka.org) is concerned about the blockage of the news portal Lanka e News (LeN: www.lankaenews.com) since last 8th of November 2017 making inaccessible to the LeN website within Sri Lanka through all the Internet service providers(ISPs) including Sri Lanka Telecom, one of the leading broadband providers in the country. […]
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Sri Lanka news website allegedly blocked, Minster to make a statement
Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media Minister Gayantha Karunathilake has said that he had inquired from the Telecommunication and Regulatory Commission (TRC) over allegations that a news website had been blocked, accoridng to state owned Daily News. Minister had said that he would make a statement in Parliament on the alleged blocking of the site: www.breakingnews.lk, […]
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Sri Lanka Govt Restarts Censoring Internet: A Tamil Web Site Blocked
The Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC) has blocked a Tamil website following complaints from the Media Ministry and the Justice Ministry, TRC Director General Sunil Sirisena has told the Sunday Times. There is no law that allows TRC to block web sites without proper legal procedures. Mr. Sirisena has told the Sunday Times that it received […]
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Section of the Sri Lankan Media to Support Web Registration by the Govt.
Section of the on line media in Sri Lanka has come out supporting the order by the Government of Sri Lanka to register news websites. Speaking to weekend Sunday Leader Freddy Gamage, Convener, Professional Web Journalists Association has come out strongly in foavour the registration. His main concern is to get the privileges and rights […]
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Sri Lanka’s New Regime Revives Rajapaksa’s Censorship of Websites
Sri Lanka’s new government which came to power promising media freedom, has revived a move to censor news web sites, a popular form of dissent that significantly contributed to the downfall of Mahinda Rajapaksa. The Ministry of Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media took out an advertisement in the state-run Daily News today warning websites that […]
