War on fake news a long battle: Experts
Convincing people issue is a serious threat to security among the challenges, they say
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Members of the Select Committee on Deliberate Online Falsehoods at a press conference, on Sept 20, 2018.
PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
Yasmine Yahya, Adrian Lim
The fight against fake news will be long and daunting, with many challenges, such as convincing technology companies to accept new laws and impressing on people that fake news is a major security threat, experts said yesterday.
Deputy director of research Gillian Koh, of the Institute of Policy Studies, underlined especially the need for the Government to get across to the people the dangers posed by this new phenomenon.
