EDITORIAL: Media literacy more vital than everChina has ramped up its disinformation campaign against Taiwan, using a COVID-19 outbreak to provoke discontent against the government, an international newspaper said on Tuesday. The government certainly faces a dilemma in holding mainstream media accountable for what is reported, while also ensuring press freedom. After President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) offered condolences on Twitter last week to people affected by a building collapse in Florida, a reply came from what was obviously a fake account. The government should ensure that students take mandatory media literacy courses to help them make informed decisions about what they see and read. It could also require news agencies and social media platforms to flag information determined by an independent body to be questionable.

Source: Taipei Times July 02, 2021 16:03 UTC