Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu on Thursday owned the biased fake news media by signing into law a new media regulation statute that empowers him to permanently close down outlets deemed unpatriotic or something. The AP’s article does not actually specify what the criteria are for fining journalists $1,620 and outlets up to $6,485 per violation. Probably kind of the point.
Oh and the law passed 60-0 after 33 opposition MPs were removed for protesting the bill.