Karnataka’s Proposed Fake News Bill Sparks Free Speech Fears Amid Misinformation Crackdown

Karnataka’s Proposed Fake News Bill Sparks Free Speech Fears Amid Misinformation Crackdown

Karnataka, the southern Indian state home to the tech metropolis of Bengaluru, is drawing sharp criticism from digital rights advocates and legal experts over a proposed bill that seeks to impose prison terms of up to seven years for spreading “fake news” and other online misinformation. Titled the Karnataka Mis-Information and Fake News (Prohibition) Bill,…

Disinformation Deluge Fake News and Dirty Politics Flood Philippine Social Media Ahead of Elections

Disinformation Deluge: Fake News and Dirty Politics Flood Philippine Social Media Ahead of Elections

The Philippines braces for an almost apocalyptic digital onslaught due to the disinformation efforts being published around the impending May 12th elections. The elections are poised to unleash a deluge of fabricated news and manipulated content, fostering enormous worries pertaining to the integrity of the election affairs. Disinformation’s Impact: A Fake Reality The resulting narrative…