TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bünte,Marco
AU  - Cheong,Niki
AU  - Combinido,Pamela
AU  - Curato,Nicole
AU  - Luong,Dien
AU  - Nyi Kyaw,Nyi
AU  - Pang,Natalie
AU  - Sinpeng,Aim
AU  - Sombatpoonsiri,Janjira
AU  - Sri Saraswati,Muninggar
AU  - Tapsell,Ross
AU  - Vong,Mun
TI  - From Grassroots Activism to Disinformation: Social Media in Southeast Asia 
SN  - 9789814951029
U1  - 320.959 
PY  - 2021///]
CY  - Singapore : 
PB  - ISEAS Publishing, 
KW  - Communication in politics
KW  - Southeast Asia
KW  - Communication
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Disinformation
KW  - Social media
KW  - Media Studies
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; About the Contributors --; 1. From Grassroots Activism to Disinformation: Social Media Trends in Southeast Asia --; 2. Curing “Patient Zero”: Reclaiming the Digital Public Sphere in the Philippines --; 3. The Political Campaign Industry and the Rise of Disinformation in Indonesia --; 4. Disinformation as a Response to the “Opposition Playground” in Malaysia --; 5. Social Media, Hate Speech and Fake News during Myanmar’s Political Transition --; 6. Securitizing “Fake News”: Policy Responses to Disinformation in Thailand --; 7. Cambodia: From Democratization of Information to Disinformation --; 8. Social Media’s Challenge to State Information Controls in Vietnam --; 9. Social Media and Changes in Political Engagement in Singapore --; 10. Democratic Backsliding and Authoritarian Resilience in Southeast Asia: The Role of Social Media --; Index; restricted access
N2  - This book reflects on the role of social media in the past two decades in Southeast Asia. It traces the emergence of social media discourse in Southeast Asia, and its potential as a “liberation technology” in both democratizing and authoritarian states. It explains the growing decline in internet freedom and increasingly repressive and manipulative use of social media tools by governments, and argues that social media is now an essential platform for control. The contributors detail the increasing role of “disinformation” and “fake news” production in Southeast Asia, and how national governments are creating laws which attempt to address this trend, but which often exacerbate the situation of state control. From Grassroots Activism to Disinformation explores three main questions: How did social media begin as a vibrant space for grassroots activism to becoming a tool for disinformation? Who were the main actors in this transition: governments, citizens or the platforms themselves? Can reformists “reclaim” the digital public sphere? And if so, how?
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1355/9789814951036
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9789814951036
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9789814951036/original
ER  -