A man looks at his smartphone along Marina Bay amid the COVID-19 outbreak: Singapore’s “fake news” law allows the government to order online falsehoods to be taken down.   © Reuters

The internet, now with a turbocharge from generative artificial intelligence, has made disinformation and misinformation into serious threats to every society.

The risks are clear. With wide circulation, doctored and fake images and videos have the potential to demoralize or incite violence within societies or even between nations.

Read the full article by RHTLaw Asia Of Counsel Ben Chester Cheong on NIKKEI: https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Singapore-has-recognized-the-real-danger-of-disinformation