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View all search resultsThe draft bill, which the government asserts is still in the planning stage, focuses on governing platforms and mitigating organized actors such as ‘influencers’, rather than targeting individuals, while carrying administrative and criminal punishments for any violators.
The Constitutional Court’s ruling that scrapped the criminal penalties for spreading hoaxes is applauded by experts and activists as a good foundation for freedom of speech, although much work remains to uphold civil liberties in the country.
“The results show that the public is still not proficient at identifying false information even though people are likely getting more exposed to the internet,” KIC research director Mulya Amri said recently.
Since the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus an international health emergency in January, Facebook Inc has removed more than 7 million pieces of content with false claims about the virus that could pose an immediate health risk to people who believe them.
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