Can Governments Stop Fake News?

• Main Author: Han, Fook Kwang
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Cybersecurity, Biosecurity and Nuclear Safety; Country and Region Studies
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82876; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42339
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Many governments are planning new laws and penalties to stop the spread of fake news. But they will have limited success because the new gatekeepers of information want freedom and autonomy to decide what they read and broadcast.