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http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20191207-180453-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/truth-vs-free-speech/ Truth vs. Free Speech - How Southeast Asia’s war on fake news unfolds Schuldt, Lasse eng 2019-12-07 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Fake News Freedom of Speech Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Southeast Asian governments have been stepping up their efforts to actively manage the truth by combatting false information. Among the main tools are correction orders and state-run “fake news centers” that monitor and “rectify” alleged falsehoods online. In addition, government discourse employs increasingly belligerent language to denounce the perceived threats. The Southeast Asian “war on fake news” thus makes the region the world’s most vibrant laboratory of anti-falsehood legislation. The protection of the truth is becoming an increasingly accepted ground for restricting free speech.