The Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake
Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake raised concerns about misleading and distorted advertisements on social media, including products promoted as medicines that may harm users. He noted that victims may avoid reporting such cases, limiting legal action, and asked the Minister, who also holds the Mass Media portfolio, what measures could be taken to regulate such online promotions.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Minister, much of this promotion occurs via social media. While you have answered, today social media often facilitates distorted advertisements across sectors, misleading the public. Some substances advertised as medicines cause difficulties to users. Legal action is not always pursued because some victims are reluctant to reveal facts. As you also handle the Mass Media portfolio, what measures can be taken to regulate this?
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- Hansard, Thursday, 22 January 2026 ·No. 23203 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 January 2026. No. 23203. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/22424