Combating fake news online: exploring Australian co-regulatory framework for Malaysia

It has been witnessed that the booming of digital technologies had stimulated positive impact towards usage of social media. Although this has been fruitful to increase Internet penetration, social media has turned into a nesting ground to spread fake news that tarnishes national reputation. This re...

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Main Author:	Daud, Mahyuddin
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English English
Published:	2019
Subjects:	K Law (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/76779/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/76779/2/Invitation_Panel_T2S2_Mahyuddin_Daud.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/76779/3/BOOKLET-MCMC-RESEARCH-SYMPOSIUM-2019.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/76779/13/COMBATING%20FAKE%20NEWS%20ONLINE.pdf

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spelling	iium-767792019-12-27T09:21:56Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/76779/ Combating fake news online: exploring Australian co-regulatory framework for Malaysia Daud, Mahyuddin K Law (General) It has been witnessed that the booming of digital technologies had stimulated positive impact towards usage of social media. Although this has been fruitful to increase Internet penetration, social media has turned into a nesting ground to spread fake news that tarnishes national reputation. This research analyses legal framework on regulation of fake news online in Malaysia and selected jurisdictions. Three recent initiatives were highlighted, namely (1) introduction of a website – ‘Sebenarnya.my’ designed to verify authenticity of news; (2) emplacing liability on WhatsApp group administrator to monitor false content; and (3) enactment of the Anti-Fake News Act 2018. Through qualitative method, the research records key observations on how popular social media platforms designs necessary countermeasures to combat fake news and how far such technical initiatives correspond with existing legal frameworks. As part of recommendation, Australian co-regulation’s classification and filtering measures could be of reference to Malaysia in its effort to combat fake news online. In gearing towards a healthier, dynamic and progressive digital society, proactive measures taken must be balanced with constitutional right to freedom of expression within boundaries set by the laws. 2019-11-21 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/76779/2/Invitation_Panel_T2S2_Mahyuddin_Daud.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/76779/3/BOOKLET-MCMC-RESEARCH-SYMPOSIUM-2019.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/76779/13/COMBATING%20FAKE%20NEWS%20ONLINE.pdf Daud, Mahyuddin (2019) Combating fake news online: exploring Australian co-regulatory framework for Malaysia. In: Malaysia on the Cusp of Hyper-connectivity : MCMC Research Symposium 2019, Putrajaya. (Unpublished)
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spellingShingle	K Law (General) Daud, Mahyuddin Combating fake news online: exploring Australian co-regulatory framework for Malaysia
description	It has been witnessed that the booming of digital technologies had stimulated positive impact towards usage of social media. Although this has been fruitful to increase Internet penetration, social media has turned into a nesting ground to spread fake news that tarnishes national reputation. This research analyses legal framework on regulation of fake news online in Malaysia and selected jurisdictions. Three recent initiatives were highlighted, namely (1) introduction of a website – ‘Sebenarnya.my’ designed to verify authenticity of news; (2) emplacing liability on WhatsApp group administrator to monitor false content; and (3) enactment of the Anti-Fake News Act 2018. Through qualitative method, the research records key observations on how popular social media platforms designs necessary countermeasures to combat fake news and how far such technical initiatives correspond with existing legal frameworks. As part of recommendation, Australian co-regulation’s classification and filtering measures could be of reference to Malaysia in its effort to combat fake news online. In gearing towards a healthier, dynamic and progressive digital society, proactive measures taken must be balanced with constitutional right to freedom of expression within boundaries set by the laws.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Daud, Mahyuddin
author_facet	Daud, Mahyuddin
author_sort	Daud, Mahyuddin
title	Combating fake news online: exploring Australian co-regulatory framework for Malaysia
title_short	Combating fake news online: exploring Australian co-regulatory framework for Malaysia
title_full	Combating fake news online: exploring Australian co-regulatory framework for Malaysia
title_fullStr	Combating fake news online: exploring Australian co-regulatory framework for Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Combating fake news online: exploring Australian co-regulatory framework for Malaysia
title_sort	combating fake news online: exploring australian co-regulatory framework for malaysia
publishDate	2019
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/76779/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/76779/2/Invitation_Panel_T2S2_Mahyuddin_Daud.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/76779/3/BOOKLET-MCMC-RESEARCH-SYMPOSIUM-2019.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/76779/13/COMBATING%20FAKE%20NEWS%20ONLINE.pdf
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