Government to tackle fake news frenzy

[geovalin]

Today the government will begin to take action against fake news on websites and social media platforms deemed to be undermining national security. Senior officials from the Ministries of Interior, Telecommunications and Information yesterday revealed that a second joint-directive has been approved to battle the spread of fake news.

 

Phos Sovann, director-general of the general department of information and broadcasting at the Information Ministry, said that the ministry will begin to take action on websites and social media profiles that publish “fake news”.

 

“We will start to take measures on Thursday. We have been preparing for a long time, and we have provided ample time for relevant ministries to review,” Mr Sovann said. He urged all websites to register with the Ministry of Information and added that any website that failed to register is subject to scrutiny.

 

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[darksidedog]

Well there's a double edged sword. While being able to remove stuff that is blatantly false, with this Government, there is a strong risk that those who are politically critical, but correct in their assertions, may find themselves being deleted, for the Juntas convenience. I treat this with a great deal of mistrust.

[phycokiller]

for anyone that isnt up with fascist terminology "fake news" translates to "anything critical of the dictator" 

[Happyman58]

Just another way to make sure the opposition is dead and buried

[Media1]

HUN SENS friend brought the newspaper to control the news. They need to tackle the fake government lol.