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– Fake news laws, letters to Facebook, and a decline in press freedom rankings: Asia-Pacific in April (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News May 2, 2018

Governments have begun issuing anti-‘fake news’ regulations, groups engaged Facebook about propagating hate speech, decline of press freedom rankings of Asia-Pacific countries, and Pakistan women reclaim public spaces.
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