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Malaysia's Najib pushes to outlaw 'fake news' before election

Reuters
Posted at Mar 06 06:41 AM

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's scandal-haunted government pushed plans for legislation outlawing "fake news" on Monday as parliament convened for the last time before an election due by August.   Read more »

To fight ‘fake news’, gov’t plans to build nationwide information network system

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 07:59 PM

The so-called “satellite network,” which would involve 42,000 barangays and is expected to be rolled out in June, has been described as an “ambitious” project. Read more »

Twitter seeks help measuring 'health' of its world

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 02 08:49 AM

Twitter on Thursday asked for outside help assessing the health of its world of rapid-fire commentary in the hope of finding cures for trolls, bots, echo chambers and other ills. Read more »

Austrian broadcaster sues far-right leader over fake news claim

Reuters
Posted at Feb 27 08:12 AM

VIENNA - Austria's public broadcaster ORF has taken the highly unusual step of filing a lawsuit against the deputy head of the government, it said on Monday, after he accused it and its star news presenter of lying. Read more »

'Fake news' spreaders will be barred from Palace: Panelo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 22 11:49 AM

Those who spread "fake news" will be barred from covering Malacañang, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Salvador Panelo said Thursday. Read more »

Twitter bars tactics used by 'bots' to spread false stories

David Ingram, Reuters
Posted at Feb 22 07:09 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter Inc said on Wednesday it would no longer allow people to post identical messages from multiple accounts, cracking down on a tactic that Russian agents and others have allegedly used to make tweets or topics go viral. Read more »

Rappler reporter, bawal sa loob ng Malacanang

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 20 10:48 PM

Pinagbawalan ang reporter ng online news outfit na Rappler na pumasok sa Malacañang para mag-cover ng mga event ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Play 'fake news tycoon' to combat misinformation

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 20 01:53 PM

Trolling, impersonating, demonizing: these are just some of the behaviors encouraged in a new online game launching Tuesday in which young players become "fake news tycoons" -- to counter growing misinformation. Read more »

OPINION: An interesting profile of a troll

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Feb 19 01:30 PM

The transgender influencer went by the name Georgina, 28, and a digital marketer with a computer engineering degree from one of the leading national universities.  Read more »

Journalists, academics call for strengthened news industry vs 'fake news'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 14 12:41 AM

Journalists and experts gather for the second day of the democracy and disinformation forum at the Ateneo Rockwell campus.  Read more »

'Mga mamamahayag, dapat labanan ang fake news'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 13 09:33 PM

Ilang mga nasa industriya ng pamamahayag ang nagsabing may resposibilidad ang mga tagapagbalitang labanan ang pagkalat ng fake news sa bansa.  Read more »

Ban 'fake news' accounts, Facebook urged

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 12 04:43 PM

Facebook came under scrutiny Tuesday as journalists grappled with the proliferation of false information deliberately spread on the popular social networking platform. Read more »

Roque to resign if ‘fake news’ bill hurdles Congress

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 12 10:17 AM

MANILA - Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Tuesday said he would resign if the anti-“fake news” bill being pushed by Senator Grace Poe hurdles Congress. Read more »

Regulation sought in fight vs ‘disinformation architects’

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 12 01:13 PM

A study describing advertising and public relations strategists as "chief architects of networked disinformation" called for self-regulation among digital influencers in an increasingly toxic political environment in the Philippines. Read more »

Silence on Duterte's foul words allows disinformation: ex-DepEd chief

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 13 11:33 AM

MANILA - Staying silent about President Rodrigo Duterte's foul language has also allowed disinformation to proliferate, a former Department of Education secretary said Tuesday. Read more »

Unilever threatens to pull ads from 'divisive platforms'

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 11 08:09 PM

Anglo-Dutch consumer giant Unilever, one of the world's largest advertisers, threatened Monday to snub digital platforms that fail to protect children or help "create division" in society. Read more »

'Demagogues' can rise when institutions are weak, SC justice warns

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 12 09:53 PM

MANILA - A Supreme Court magistrate on Monday warned of "demagogues" and "fascists" who can arise in a democracy when institutions that guard the truth are weakened.   Read more »

Journalist imprisoned in Egypt warns vs laws against fake news

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 10 04:18 PM

MANILA - Rushing legislation to fight fake news and disinformation may give people in power a tool to silence a free press, an Australian journalist, who was imprisoned in Egypt for 400 days, said on Monday.  Read more »

Journalists call for vigilance in age of disinformation

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 12:45 PM

Journalists came together Monday vowing to remain vigilant in the face of a government that has repeatedly attacked the news media but is also blamed for peddling "lies" and fake news. Read more »

'Feeling opposition,' Duterte remains on 'campaign mode': analyst

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 10 12:36 PM

Despite having a strong and active base of supporters, President Rodrigo Duterte is still on "campaign mode" nearly 2 years after the 2016 elections, according to an analyst from the public relations industry. Read more »