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The only way to combat propaganda and 'fake news' is for its audience to apply some critical thinking. As far as I'm aware the Internet in Myanmar is not restri
by bigbluedots 8y ago
The only way to combat propaganda and 'fake news' is for its audience to apply some critical thinking. As far as I'm aware the Internet in Myanmar is not restricted/censored, so people there have every opportunity to check facts - that they do not appear to may be a symptom of Internet access being such a new phenomenon there.
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- sohex 8y agoWhile Myanmar no longer has a restricted internet enforced via firewall that's a relatively recent development, only having changed in 2011. There isn't official state censorship at this point in time, however there is still a large degree of self-censorship occurring due to concerns over being jailed or otherwise penalized for voicing a dissident opinion online. Freedom House has a more comprehensive report on the state of internet there available here https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2017/myanmar https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2017/myanmar The current state of affairs is such that only those voices that conform to the government's official narrative will be heard and promoted while those that do exercise critical thought can't verbalize it online without fear of violence and intimidation.
- craftyguy 8y ago> that they do not appear to may be a symptom of Internet access being such a new phenomenon there. It would seem that there are many citizens in nations (e.g. US) where internet access is not a new phenomenon do not do this either, so I don't think that is a valid excuse.