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<\/span>The Computer Emergency Response Team of Mauritius (CERT-MU), a division of the National Computer Board, operating under the aegis of the Ministry of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation has noted that fake news and information related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) are being posted and shared on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Whatsapp.<\/p>\n Personal details of COVID-19 victims are also being shared without authorisation of the government authorities on these platforms.<\/p>\n The CERT-MU wishes to remind citizens that these are offences under the Section 46 (ga), (h)(ii) of the amended Information and Communication Technology Act 2001 and they should refrain from doing so as this may lead to the legal sanctions.<\/p>\n CERT-MU advises the public to:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.4″ text_font=”Quicksand||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”16px” header_2_font=”Poppins|600|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#000000″ header_2_line_height=”1.2em”]<\/p>\n