[kictanet] Fwd: [Internet Policy] Finland is winning the war on fake news

[Barrack Otieno]

Listers,

Might be of interest to some.

Regards

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Richard Bennett <richard at bennett.com>
Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 14:48:29 -0600
Subject: [Internet Policy] Finland is winning the war on fake news
To: ISOC Internet Policy <internetpolicy at elists.isoc.org>

Sharing this good article from CNN on Finland’s approach to fake news:

https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2019/05/europe/finland-fake-news-intl/
<https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2019/05/europe/finland-fake-news-intl/>

TL;DR: Finland has long been a target of Russian disinformation
campaigns; it combines media literacy training with reliable media and
regulation. Its defenses are so strong that Russia has turned to
softer targets.

RB
—
Richard Bennett
High Tech Forum <http://hightechforum.org/> Founder
Ethernet & Wi-Fi standards co-creator

Internet Policy Consultant




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