Abstract panic: On fake news, fear and freedom in Southeast Asia
Schuldt, Lasse
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2020
Verfassungsblog
2020-04-14
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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.
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Schuldt, Lasse
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Coronavirus
Criminal Prosecution
Fake News
Freedom of Speech
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https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/abstract-panic-on-fake-news-fear-and-freedom-in-southeast-asia/
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