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Select Committee hearings on fake news - FromTheGallery
Of personal choice and govt's role
Protect people from falsehoods or let them face the risks - experts weigh in on question
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Is it the Government's duty to save or protect people from themselves? Or should people make their own choices - damn the consequences?
This age-old question bubbled under the surface of discussions at the Select Committee's hearings yesterday as speakers discussed how Singapore should move to counter the problem of online falsehoods.
