The Ministry of Defence reported Rajapaksa as saying,
“The President pointed out that certain groups sympathizing with terrorists are trying to paint a wrong picture about Sri Lanka through the Internet and stressed that people using the Internet facilities should beware of such machinations.”See the other steps that the President has taken to safeguard internet users below.
Website editor’s premises stormed by intruders (03 Oct 2012)
Supreme court sanctions Media Ministry's authoritarianism (03 Dec 2011)
Media Ministry has "full authority" to act against websites (17 Nov 2011)
EU express ‘concern’ over website bans (08 Nov 2011)
Sri Lanka bans opposition website (07 Nov 2011)