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Editorial 4 years ago

Misinformation kills

In a pandemic, real and fact-based information is literally what stands between life and death.

Health 4 years ago

Don't DIY: 'Alternative remedies' pose new dangers in COVID-19 infodemic

With Indonesia recording unprecedented COVID-19 cases and deaths, many are turning to well-meaning but unproven and potentially dangerous tips and remedies being shared on social media among a jaded and weary public.

SE Asia 4 years ago

Singapore uses misinformation law to swat online virus claim

New Delhi's chief minister Arvind Kejriwal claimed this week on social media a strain of the virus had emerged in Singapore that could trigger a new wave of cases in India, and urged a flight ban.

National 5 years ago

COVID-19 vaccine hoaxes could impact other immunization programs

Vaccinologist and internist Dirga Sakti Rambe believes hoaxes surrounding a COVID-19 vaccine and immunization in general to be dangerous. He said that even without hoaxes, public acceptance of the potential coronavirus vaccine was already low.

World 5 years ago

Facebook changing 'race-blind' hate speech policy

The change in Facebook's algorithm is a shift from the social network's ethnicity and gender-neutral system that removed anti-white comments and posts such as "Men are dumb" or "Americans are stupid."

National 5 years ago

PREMIUM
Many Indonesians unable to identify online misinformation: Survey

“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.

World 5 years ago

Twitter, Facebook fail to corral Trump's misinformation about US vote count

Critics say that, in environments explicitly built to promote instant sharing and viral posts, bland disclaimers do not cut it.

National 5 years ago

Rights groups criticize police for ‘intimidation’ of jobs bill critics with ‘hoax’ claims

The group called on the police to refrain from hastily labeling public criticism of the law on social media as “hoaxes” and charging anyone who expresses their opposition with criminal acts.