Unwilling to lose its status as the longest-sitting political party in the history of Malaysia, the Umno-led Barisan Nasional alliance made a final and desperate move only a month prior to the momentous 14th general election. The Dewan Rakyat, with a total of 112 BN MPs, passed the Anti-Fake News Bill 2018. Many observers of Malaysian politics considered it the biggest threat to freedom of expression in the country.
However, the repeal of the Anti-Fake News Act 2018 brings up one basic yet burning question: how can we limit the spread of fake-news in this era of rapidly flowing information? What can effectively protect citizens from the spread of fake-news? As a consequence, the speed at which information and news spread very much depends on the audience or the readers — especially when news is being passed around incessantly, without proper checking for authenticity and sources. In simple words, the more passive and dogmatic the readers, the quicker the spread of false news.Like it or not, we are living in a digital world. We complete most of our daily tasks on the World Wide Web at the touch of a fingertip.
Having adequate exposure to media literacy could help news consumers think critically, and allow them to make independent and reasoned judgments about different types of content. It is important for every smartphone-savvy Malaysian to be able to identify and differentiate facts, opinions, as well as to be able to check information on reliable news portals.
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