Who decides on fake news?
SINGAPORE’S
The Straits Times
The Straits Times says
Much more than trade on G-20 agenda
There is little doubt that US-China trade tensions will take centre stage at the meeting of the Group of 20 which gets under way in Osaka, Japan, today. The expected meeting between United States President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will be the prime-time event, even though it will take place on the sidelines of the summit. With a substantive bilateral agreement on trade nowhere to be seen on the horizon, expectations of the outcome of their meeting must be modest.
If the two leaders can, for example, refrain from rhetoric and draw up a road map for future negotiations, that would in itself be a positive achievement that would de-escalate tensions, even if temporarily. However, the US-China trade tensions are but one manifestation of a bigger problem that the G-20 must address – and that is de-globalisation more generally.
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THAILAND’S BANGKOK POST
EDITORIAL:
Who decides on fake news?
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National security and the need to prevent hate crimes or violence have been claimed by Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon as the reasons for his recent order for “all units” of the ministry and armed forces to tackle “fake news”. But, in reality, this order just hands over the state’s all-out war against freedom of speech and voices of dissent to a new team.
According to Defence Ministry spokesman Kongcheep Tantravanich, Gen Prawit issued the instruction for the monitoring of online content and for legal action to be taken against those who spread fake news and false information with the intent to provoke violence and generate hatred, and which could have an impact on national security.
We have heard all this before. Over the past five years, the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) and the police have been at the forefront of cracking down on online activities, claiming dissidents risked compromising national security or inciting violence.
Given that the NCPO will be dissolved once a new government is eventually formed, Gen Prawit’s order appears to be an effort to ensure the mission will still be led by or largely involve defence personnel.
The is a dangerous move. Assigning defence personnel to carry out this job could trigger massive abuses of power against civilians.
TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE: https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/1703264/who-decides-on-fake-news-
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