Officials rebut Bloomberg, SCMP reports on Pofma

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To the often-cited criticism of pofma that it will stifle free speech, not the govt's rebuttal here that pofma only serves to correct 'fake news' but does not require the 'fake news' to be taken down....in that sense, 'free speech' is still present....
But the main contention of pofma is still that the govt remains the final arbiter of what constitutes 'fake news' (views and opinions about facts lie outside pofma)

the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (Pofma) was used to issue correction directions. This allows the public to access both the original posts and corrections, and decide for themselves which is true..."No information or view has been suppressed"