US expresses concerns over Sri Lanka s Online Safety Bill, calls for transparency

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
on Thursday (Jan.25).Taking to X (formerly Twitter), the US envoy in Colombo expressed dismay at passing the legislation in the parliament
by majority vote without incorporating important input from key stakeholders, including civil society and tech companies.The new law has
come under fire for the problematic aspects of several clauses of the Bill, which threaten the freedom of expression, innovation and
incorporating important input from key stakeholders, including civil society and tech companies who say that this legislation threatens
legislation can hinder investment and the development of a digital economy, undermining the economic growth that Sri Lanka needs
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