Online Safety Act, No. 9 of 2024
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“false statement” means a statement that is known or
believed by its maker to be incorrect or untrue and
is made especially with intent to deceive or mislead
but does not include a caution, an opinion or
imputation made in good faith;
“inauthentic online account” means an online account
that is controlled by a person other than the person
represented (whether by its user, unique identifier
or other information) as its holder, and the
representation is made for the purpose of misleading
the end users in Sri Lanka of any internet
intermediary service as to the holder’s identity;
“internet service provider” means an entity offering
the transmission, routing, or providing of
connections for digital online communications,
between or among points specified by a user, of
material of the user’s choosing, without
modification to the content of the material as sent
or received, including those offering
telecommunication services under the
Telecommunications Act, No. 25 of 1991;
“internet intermediary” means a person who provides
any internet intermediary service;
“internet intermediary service” means(a) a service that allows end users to access
materials originating from third parties on or
through the internet;
(b) a service of transmitting such materials to end
users on or through the internet;
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