BANGKOK: Thailand is set to open its first centre to combat fake news, a minister said Oct 29, the latest Asian country to push for greater cyber scrutiny in what activists fear is a smokescreen for targeting critics.
The Anti-Fake News Center will start work on Nov 1 using AI and trained monitors to flag posts on everything from healthcare to government policies, digital economy and society minister Buddhipongse Punnakanta told AFP.
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