Global Legislation on Misinformation, Disinformation and ‘Fake News’
Dr. Eka Nugraha Putra is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Trusted Internet and Community (CTIC) at the National University of Singapore (NUS). His work focuses on how regulations affect digital information dynamics in the “Digital Information Resilience” project. He authored “Free Speech in Indonesia: Legal Issues and Public Interest Litigation” (Routledge) and previously served as an Assistant Professor at Jindal Global Law School, India, and a law lecturer at University Merdeka Malang, Indonesia. Dr. Putra holds an SJD from Indiana University Bloomington (2022). He was an International Research Fellow at the University of Milan, Italy (2022-2023) and received a Fulbright Scholarship (2018) and an AIFIS-Luce Fellowship (2019).
Abstract: “Global Legislative on Misinformation, Disinformation and ‘Fake News’” is part of the research project “Digital Information Resilience: Restoring Trust and Nudging Behaviors in Digitalisation Programme,” (Information Gyroscope) funded by the MOE (Ministry of Education), Singapore. The project addresses the escalating issue of mis-, dis-, and mal-information (MDM) within the digital landscape. This interdisciplinary initiative acknowledges the limitations of primarily technical solutions and instead adopts a holistic approach that focuses on consumer behaviour in the creation, spread, and consumption of digital content. By integrating insights from computer science and social sciences, the programme aims to identify and address vulnerabilities in the digital information flow, develop strategies to build digital resilience among online users, and promote engagement with trustworthy information. As part of this initiative, this legislative study traces the global evolution of legislative measures tackling MDM from 1995 to 2023, highlighting the adaptation of laws across different regions. Initially, such laws were primarily enacted in countries with fewer civil liberties, especially in Africa and Asia. Recently, Asian countries have significantly increased legislative actions, often enhancing governmental powers. Meanwhile, Western countries, including the United States, Canada, and the European Union, are now experiencing the fastest growth in such legislation.
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