nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20200415-032701-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 200414s2020||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20200415-032701-0 doi eng 342 23 Schuldt, Lasse Author aut Abstract panic: On fake news, fear and freedom in Southeast Asia Schuldt, Lasse Verfassungsblog 2020-04-14 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier In Southeast Asia, which is the world’s most dynamic laboratory of fake news legislation, the corona crisis has put previously created laws to practice and sparked additional legislative activity. The professed goal is to prevent public panic. Recent enforcement actions, however, demonstrate the complete irrelevance of any panic indicators. A falsehood’s panic potential is simply assumed. In short, an abstract panic threat is fought with very concrete measures: Arrests and criminal prosecutions. Cases from across Southeast Asia prove the trend, whereas two decisions in Singapore deserve particular attention. funded by the government CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Coronavirus Criminal Prosecution Fake News Freedom of Speech Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/abstract-panic-on-fake-news-fear-and-freedom-in-southeast-asia/ raw object