State Security Minister David Mahlobo on Sunday announced plans to regulate this space in the wake of increasing fake social media posts and scams.
Mahlobo said the fact that social media posts were not verified, but were still being shared, called for civic education and awareness.
He said even the most respected democracies on the globe regulated cyberspace and was of the view that false information shared on social media called for urgent intervention.
Media Monitoring Africa Director William Bird describes the move as disturbing.
