Online misinformation and cohesive societies

• Main Author: Yaacob Ibrahim
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science; Country and Region Studies; Singapore and Homeland Security
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/159413
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The Internet has enabled misinformation to spread wildly, divide people easily, and incite violence and chaos quickly. Regulatory approaches and effective actions by individuals and civil society are needed to curb misinformation and contain the harm to social cohesion.