PETALING JAYA: Cyberspace is filled with fake advertisements and false information but regulating social networks would be a big challenge, said the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca). Its secretary-general Datuk Dr Paul Selvaraj (pic) said to combat false information, the focus should be on consumer education and media literacy awareness. “What is actually needed is media literacy to teach consumers what is authentic and what is false,” he said. Paul said media literacy should be taught at the school level as children are exposed to the Internet early in life. “A lot of people rely on social media for information, so it is easy to be exposed to such false information,” he noted.

Source: The Star December 28, 2018 23:15 UTC