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People
Singapore: Defamation award raises fears over Facebook postings
By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: A punitive damages award totalling S$133,000 granted to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong against a blogger in a High Court defamation verdict is being seen as holding serious implications for Singaporeans sharing posts on social media platforms, prompting a crowdfunding…
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Society
Singapore Press Watch: Unexpected responses to fake law strictures
By Ivan Lim Contributor to AsiaN Singapore: The Singapore authorities’ invoking of a new law on fake news to call out two political commentators has met with unexpected responses: while one has complied with an order to post a correction, but not unequivocally, the other has refused to do…
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Sensationalized claims about bogus ‘miracle cures’ are being addressed
Kuala Lumpur: On Facebook these days, with almost every other posting, the next one will certainly be the advertisement of ‘miracle cures’ for all sorts of ailments and sicknesses. Words are crafted in such a way to make readers believe that the most traditional medication and herbs-based are real and…
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East Asia
Facebook debuts new feature for more transparency
U.S. social networking giant Facebook Inc. has rolled out a new tool as part of its efforts to be more transparent with users on how its algorithm works, a company engineer has said. The feature, dubbed “Why am I seeing this post?” explains why users see certain posts and how…
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South East Asia
Challenging Duterte: Maria Ressa and the Philippine Media
With her sharp mind, unflinching attitude and acerbic humor, journalist and businesswoman Maria Ressa has built a news brand in the Philippines that is at the center of a struggle for the future of free expression in that country. Not one to back down from a fight, Ressa is just…
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South Asia
Data Can Of Worms
Clearly, matters have gone much beyond worms, viruses and trojans that unexpectedly make our computers crash. It is all about that little tick mark against ‘I Agree’ to terms and conditions that probably no one reads. That is all it takes for data to spiral into phenomenal algorithms that we…
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Facebook To Repeal Age Limit Not To Make Children Liars
An unidentified 11-year-old girl looks at Facebook on her computer at her home in Palo Alto, Calif., on Monday, June 4, 2012. Though Facebook bans children under 13, millions of them have profiles on the site by lying about their age. The company is now testing ways to allow…
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Facebook Opens New Camera App
An undated image provided by Facebook shows Facebook’s new camera app, unveiled Thursday, May 24, 2012. The app, made for the iPhone, can be downloaded from Apple’s App Store. It works like most other camera applications for smart phones. To take a photo, you tap a camera icon in the…
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