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Taiwan’s strategy for combating disinformation from its belligerent neighbor is quite interesting: https://cpj.org/2019/05/qa-taiwans-digital-minister-on-comba
by faitswulff 6y ago
Taiwan’s strategy for combating disinformation from its belligerent neighbor is quite interesting:
https://cpj.org/2019/05/qa-taiwans-digital-minister-on-combatting-disinfor/ https://cpj.org/2019/05/qa-taiwans-digital-minister-on-comba...
> Each of our ministries now has a team that is charged to say if we detect that there is a disinformation campaign going on, but before it reaches the masses, they're in charge to make within 60 minutes an equally or more convincing narrative. That could be a short film, that could be a media card, that could a social media post. It could be the minister herself or himself doing a livestream. It could be our president going on a standup comedy show. It could be our deputy premier watching a livestream of a video game.
> Our observation is that if we do that, then most of the population reach this message like an inoculation before they reach the disinformation, and so that protects like a vaccination.
- 11thEarlOfMar 6y agoThat sounds very pragmatic and effective, thanks for posting. Could such a service exist within China itself, though? I'd not be surprised if a US-based 'minister' immediately encountered a disinformation campaign aimed at discrediting them.
- breatheoften 6y agoThis is a rather beautiful idea -- and sounds to be rather beautiful in implementation. Taiwan really is a special place if you've ever had the good fortune to visit. I used to go to Kaohsiung repeatedly over the years when I did Oceanographic research -- my first visit the Love river was borderline industrial waste and it's shores kept with the theme. From one trip to the next though it had been transformed. I don't think I've ever seen part of a city "become beautiful again" as fast as the Love river ...