Teo defends govt censoring 'media bad actors' that spread fake news

Malaysia’s ranking for press freedom has plummeted, and Reporters Without Borders attributed this to the government’s blocking of dissenting news websites.

However, Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching defended the blocking of “media bad actors”, emphasising that the government cannot allow the spread of fake news.

In an interview with Malaysiakini, Teo acknowledged...