COMMENT | Dear Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, we, the undersigned organisations and individuals, are gravely concerned with the recent report of the cabinet’s approval of the move towards a licensing regime for social media.

This move by the Madani administration increases censorship of freedom of expression - as enshrined in Article 10 of the Federal Constitution, and in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

It is ushering Malaysia towards the path of an authoritarian regime.

Our collective concern at this move stems...