Malaysian polls in November saw surge of hate speech on social media: Study
The study found that PAS chief Hadi was the sole influencer tracked with two posts containing dehumanising and hostile language.
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TikTok sweeps wave of change over Thailand’s election campaigns
With a large percentage of Thai nationals active on social media, TikTok has emerged as a powerful tool for politicians to sway public opinion and secure votes.
Myanmar rapper arrested for ‘spreading propaganda’
Byu Har posted a Facebook video to his thousands of followers slamming the junta for rolling power outages that have hit Myanmar in recent weeks.
Media should be allowed to criticise government without fear: PM Anwar
He said the media should get rid of the old culture of writing in favour of the ruling administration and should also include the Opposition’s views.
China closes 66,000 online accounts for rumormongering, imposture
More than 1.4 million pieces of relevant illegal content at key platforms such as Sina Weibo, WeChat, and Douyin, have been cleaned up.
Indonesia to issue rules on rights of publishers soon: Coordinating Minister Mahfud
As the curtains are set to rise on next year’s election, the minister also called on media companies to stand firm as the fourth estate of democracy and maintain the principles…
Over 1,500 offensive social media posts taken down since 2022: Minister
A special task force had been set up to deal with fake news and the 3Rs (race, religion and royalty).
TikTok: The new frontier for political info-wars
TikTok has silently become a forum for serious debate on some of the most contentious issues such as racial justice, climate change and politics, to gender-based violence.
Indian court seeks BBC response in Modi documentary defamation case
India reacted angrily to the documentary calling it a biased “propaganda piece” and blocking sharing of any clips from it on social media.
Naver Webtoon to make English version of Toon Filter
Ranging from images of friends and family to food and pets, different kinds of photos are eligible for the generator's webtoon-style adaptation.