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As Southeast Asian governments introduce “fake news” laws to fight COVID-19 misinformation, conspiracists thrive on Telegram and other non-public platforms

Peter Guest / Rest of World : Tweets: @febrofirdaus , @restofworld , @cengizyar , @ismailfahmi , and @restofworld Tweets: Febriana Firdaus / @febrofirdaus : Singapore's conspiracists thrive on Telegram, while Jerinx, a Balinese punk rocker and a former health official drive rumors in Indonesia. cc @BaleBengong https://restofworld.org/... @restofworld : As Covid-19 cases spike in Southeast Asia, a punk rock drummer and a former health official are behind a wave of misinformation that's thriving in private Telegram groups. @peterguest, @febrofirdaus, and @Scripter_Tammy report: https://restofworld.org/... Cengiz / @cengizyar : “In Telegram, there are no ‘community guidelines’ to control the narratives. It's truly a free world here.” @PeterGuest @febrofirdaus & @Scripter_Tammy report for @restofworld on the spread of Covid-19 misinformation in Southeast Asia https://restofworld.org/... Ismail Fahmi / @ismailfahmi : Teori konspirasi di SG “We have to use Telegram instead of FB because of the massive censorship,” one of the SG Vaccine Injuries group admins. “In Telegram, there are no community guidelines to control the narratives. It's truly a free world here,”. https://restofworld.org/... @restofworld : “Fake news” laws ban Covid-19 misinformation in Southeast Asia, but private chats are hard to moderate. “In Telegram, there are no ‘community guidelines’ to control the narratives. It's truly a free world here,” says the admin of one anti-vax group https://restofworld.org/...

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  • @febrofirdaus Febriana Firdaus on x
    Singapore's conspiracists thrive on Telegram, while Jerinx, a Balinese punk rocker and a former health official drive rumors in Indonesia. cc @BaleBengong https://restofworld.org/...
  • @ismailfahmi Ismail Fahmi on x
    Teori konspirasi di SG “We have to use Telegram instead of FB because of the massive censorship,” one of the SG Vaccine Injuries group admins. “In Telegram, there are no community guidelines to control the narratives. It's truly a free world here,”. https://restofworld.org/...
  • @restofworld @restofworld on x
    As Covid-19 cases spike in Southeast Asia, a punk rock drummer and a former health official are behind a wave of misinformation that's thriving in private Telegram groups. @peterguest, @febrofirdaus, and @Scripter_Tammy report: https://restofworld.org/...
  • @cengizyar Cengiz on x
    “In Telegram, there are no ‘community guidelines’ to control the narratives. It's truly a free world here.” @PeterGuest @febrofirdaus & @Scripter_Tammy report for @restofworld on the spread of Covid-19 misinformation in Southeast Asia https://restofworld.org/...
  • @restofworld @restofworld on x
    “Fake news” laws ban Covid-19 misinformation in Southeast Asia, but private chats are hard to moderate. “In Telegram, there are no ‘community guidelines’ to control the narratives. It's truly a free world here,” says the admin of one anti-vax group https://restofworld.org/...