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From Grassroots Activism to Disinformation : Social Media in Southeast Asia

Author :  Aim Sinpeng and Ross Tapsell

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Country
Singapore
Publisher
ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore
ISBN 9789814951029
Format PaperBack
Language English
Year of Publication 2020
Bib. Info 225p. Includes Index ; Bibliographical references
Product Weight 310 gms.
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Product Description

This book reflects on the role of social media in the past two decades in Southeast Asia. It traces the emergence of social media discourse in Southeast Asia, and its potential as a “liberation technology” in both democratizing and authoritarian states. It explains the growing decline in internet freedom and increasingly repressive and manipulative use of social media tools by governments, and argues that social media is now an essential platform for control. The contributors detail the increasing role of “disinformation” and “fake news” production in Southeast Asia, and how national governments are creating laws which attempt to address this trend, but which often exacerbate the situation of state control. From Grassroots Activism to Disinformation explores three main questions: How did social media begin as a vibrant space for grassroots activism to becoming a tool for disinformation? Who were the main actors in this transition: governments, citizens or the platforms themselves? Can reformists “reclaim” the digital public sphere? And if so, how?

Content Details

1. Social media - Political aspects - Southeast Asia. 2. Disinformation - Political aspects - Southeast Asia. 3. Communication in politics - Southeast Asia.

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