Dr Mahathir regrets internet freedom
Md Izwan, TMI
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad admitted today he might have made a mistake in giving guarantees for internet freedom, which has been blamed for empowering and enabling opposition parties to win more seats in Election 2013.
The former prime minister said if he had the opportunity to do so again he would reconsider his decision to grant absolute freedom for the internet when setting up the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) in 1996.
“When I headed the MSC, I was asked by an American woman whether we would block the internet.
“I told her no, we will be very free… but now I will think twice about it,” Dr Mahathir said at the closing of the CEO Forum 2013 at the Berjaya Times Square in Kuala Lumpur today.
