Laws against lies: Asian governments are trying to curb fake news

Post by CharlesColeman » Fri, Apr 05, 2019, 9:25 PM UTC

jeffdavis wrote: post #60

CharlesColeman wrote: post #58

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> It's not wise to give up permanent rights to solve a current (and perhaps temporary) problem. It's also not wise to let a problem fester because you're too unwilling to take any action against it (or all the actions you're willing to take are ineffective half-measures). In this case, I think the best solutions are quite a bit more radical than many powerful people (and their followers) are willing to contemplate, s…

You are saying that lying online is a problem so severe that it requires solutions too radical to contemplate?

Post by monksy » Mon, Apr 08, 2019, 12:30 AM UTC

poptrex wrote: post #15

monksy wrote: post #2

Given most Asian governments' preference for strict and harsh governance this is very concerning.

That's a pretty broad generalisation over a lot of countries that constitute Asia. Japan and Korea for example are consistently ranked above many west european countries in terms of freedom [1]. And many asian countries are at about the middle in these rankings. [1] https://www.cato.org/human-freedom-index-new