The misinformation menace in Malaysia


MCMC reveals that the country has 26.8 million active social media users, with some exploiting anonymity under the false assumption that their actions are untraceable. — 123rf.com

LAST December, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim became the first person to sign up for MyDigital ID.

The initiative, meant to unify logins for government services, however, was hotly followed by a widely-circulated misconception: that the government will require chips to be inserted into people’s bodies.

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