“The controversy over freedom of speech and of the press is at bottom a controversy of the desirability, or otherwise, of telling lies. What is really at issue is the right to report contemporary events truthfully, or as truthfully as is consistent with the ignorance, bias and self-deception from which every observer necessarily suffers.”

- George Orwell

COMMENT | Taylor’s University senior lecturer Benjamin Loh in wanting the government to control free speech by controlling “cyber troopers” said something rather ridiculous.

He said if this problem (cyber trooping) is not addressed, “it’s going to reach a point where it’s impossible to unite the society.”

First off, it is not the job of the government to unite society. Fidelity to the country’s laws and the democratic process is what unites a society.

Erosion of public institutions and the rule of law turn societies into other models of government, which destroys societies’ ability to pursue economic, social and religious freedom.

Yes, disinformation destabilises cohesion and fuels...