PETALING JAYA: With the general election around the corner, politicians from across the divide are calling on Malaysians to put an end to hate politics and develop a sense of maturity. “We should have an open mind but because of hate and toxic politics, people no longer care,” he said. DAP assistant national publicity secretary Yeo Bee Yin said while hate politics was hard to control, people should be proactive in reporting users who were abusive online. Pribumi youth chief Syed Saddiq said the ease of creating social media accounts allowed people to anonymously spew hateful remarks without consequences. A better way to tackle the problem was to push for long-term cultural change through education rather than regulating hate speech with more laws, he added.

Source: The Star February 06, 2018 23:37 UTC