The Hon. Speaker

¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs:

¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House: (i) the measures taken to monitor and control the spread of misinformation and hate speeches on social media platforms, particularly content that incites communal tensions or mob violence in Sri Lanka; (ii) whether steps have been taken to engage with social media companies, telecommunication service providers and other relevant stakeholders to curb such harmful content; (iii) if so, the nature of such engagements; (iv) the progress achieved so far through these engagements; (v) whether any dedicated monitoring unit or inter-agency task force has been established to oversee online hate speech, communal incitement or mob mobilisation; and (vi) the mechanisms in place to ensure accountability in relation to hate speech?

¶ 03 (b) If not, why?