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Taiwan Learned You Can't Fight Fake News by Making It Illegal

Nick Aspinwall

January 16, 2024 |

Foreign Policy |

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Response Location: Taiwan

Ahead of its 2020 presidential election, Taiwan tried to fight disinformation from Chinese actors in the courts, prosecuting citizens who were paid to disseminate fake news and fining pro-China news stations accused of broadcasting false information. But the tactics proved ineffective and raised concerns around free speech, leading the country to take a different approach during the onset of the pandemic and leading up to its latest election by making accurate information more widely available and bolstering its network of civic fact-checking organizations.

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