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Cracking Down on "Fake News"

Foong Cheng Leong, lawyer and deputy chairperson of the Bar Council’s IT and Cyber Laws Committee

15-Mar-18 18:00

Cracking Down on "Fake News"

The government is just about ready to roll out legislation that will crack down on fake news. We mull over what this means- will controlling the internet stifle our freedom to exchange information? And can these laws really help solve the issue of fake news? What is fake news?

Produced by: Tasha Fusil

Presented by: Ezra Zaid, Umapagan Ampikaipakan


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