Will Singapore's plan to combat 'deliberate online falsehoods' stifle free speech?
https://globalvoices.org/2018/04/18/will-singapores-plan-to-combat-deliberate-online-falsehoods-stifle-free-speech/ A committee was created by Singapore Parliament in January 2018 to address the problem of "deliberate online falsehoods", or disinformation on the internet. The committee's mandate is to examine "causes, consequences, and countermeasures" related to the spread of disinformation. In a rare move for Singapore, the committee solicited the views of the public and held public hearings to discuss various sides of the issue. - - - This should be handled by the companies themselves. Once governments get involved, this rapidly turns into political censorship -- and worse. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): https://www.vortex.com/lauren Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Google Issues Mailing List: https://vortex.com/google-issues Founder: Network Neutrality Squad: https://www.nnsquad.org PRIVACY Forum: https://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: https://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Google+: https://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 _______________________________________________ nnsquad mailing list https://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad
