Participants deliberate on facts vs fiction at summit
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Participants deliberate on facts vs fiction at summit DC CORRESPONDENT HYDERABAD APRIL 25 There is an urgent need for a strong consensus on legal reforms education technological checks and ethical governance to counter fast-evolving digi- tal misinformation land- scape and that one of the fallouts of such misinfor- mation is spread and ris- ing hatred Speaking at a session on Facts vs Fiction Countering Disinformation at the Bharat Summit on Friday Thanisara Ruangdej CEO co-founder Punch Up and WeVis a civic tech- nology platform empower- ing the people Thailand pointing to the informa- tion overload in the digital age said there was a deliberate weaponisation of fake content by politi- cal and geopolitical actors and stressed on the importance of data analysis and fact-check- ing to combat such con- tent The session brought together global policy- makers digital experts and political leaders to confront the growing cri- sis of misinformation and disinformation in the dig- ital age Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh who shared the dais with infor- mation public relations minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy spoke on erosion of democratic val- ues due to unchecked dis- information The timing of Bharat Summit is crucial Today tech companies control global narratives and encroach upon citizens rights I have been a per- sonal victim of deepfakes and fake news Words I never said were attributed to me Hatred is being amplified at the click of a button he said Former member of the offline must be illegal in the Prime Minister s European Union online and urged young Office in United Kingdom Parliament Miapetra citizens to critically sharing UK s experience Kumpula-Natri who out- assess where and how with AI-generated videos lined the EU s policies on their information is and viral misinformation digital literacy media reg- sourced stressed on the real-world ulation and public educa- Matthew William impact and emotional tion said what is illegal Faulding senior adviser harm it can cause