Publication Type
Blog Post
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
3-2018
Abstract
The phenomenon of the spread of deliberate falsehoods has been exacerbated in the current day and age with the usage of technology. An examination of this issue shows that that the motivations and reasons for spreading such falsehoods have not changed. Instead, the primary mischief lies in the near instantaneous dissemination and ease of access via internet intermediaries.Despite this, there is a gap in the regulatory tools available to deal with this mischief. The solution hence should lie in imposing some sort of liability on internet intermediaries to remove deliberate falsehoods. Nevertheless, it is crucial that such intermediary liability must be carefully calibrated to minimize restrictions on the right to freedom of expression. These written representations will provide some solutions and suggestions as to the form intermediary liability may take.
Discipline
Constitutional Law | Internet Law
Research Areas
Private Law
Areas of Excellence
Digital transformation
Publisher
Association for Information Systems
Citation
SUI, Yi Siong; YOONG, Aaron; CHOO, Hao Ren Lyndon; and CHEN, Lixin.
Getting to the root of the problem: Written representations to the Select Committee on Deliberate Online Falsehoods. (2018).
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/4827
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Additional URL
https://smulexicon.com/2018/03/15/getting-to-the-root-of-the-problem-written-representations-to-the-select-committee-on-deliberate-online-falsehoods/