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The adequacy of regulatory measures against online health misinformation in Malaysia / Nur Amalina Faizol

The internet is one of the primary health information sources for the public. More people are turning and relying on websites and social media platforms to seek answers about health. Nevertheless, online health information is not always reliable or validated. Unproven and false health claims on the...

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Main Author: Faizol, Nur Amalina
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2021
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Telecommunication in medicine
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spelling my.uitm.ir.601382022-05-23T07:27:43Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/60138/ The adequacy of regulatory measures against online health misinformation in Malaysia / Nur Amalina Faizol Faizol, Nur Amalina Telecommunication in medicine The internet is one of the primary health information sources for the public. More people are turning and relying on websites and social media platforms to seek answers about health. Nevertheless, online health information is not always reliable or validated. Unproven and false health claims on the internet could jeopardise the public's health; therefore, online health misinformation has become a serious concern among medical practitioners, governments, and the public. This study explores online health misinformation and the regulatory measures in dealing with this issue in Malaysia by examining the adequacy of regulatory measures adopted in the country to control this issue with the proposals for reform. This study adopts socio-legal research, an exploratory and policy transfer approach in assessing the meaning of online health misinformation and countermeasures, besides examining lessons from international jurisdictions such as Singapore and the United States to give ideas on improving the laws in Malaysia about controlling online misinformation. The research outcome is based on the data derived from relevant legislation, case law, legal literature, and in-depth interviews with relevant experts in Malaysia. This study concludes that Malaysia's current regulatory measures in dealing with this issue are inadequate and some loopholes were found in the existing Malaysian laws that govern social media influencers and advertisements. This study further argues that the government relying on general provisions stated under the Penal Code and CMA 1998 to arrest people who spread online misinformation is unacceptable because this could lead to the abuse of power by the authority. This study also argues that there is a lack of enforcement and law implementation concerning advertisements in Malaysia; hence, this study proposes some recommendations to improve the regulatory measures in dealing with this problem. One of Malaysia's long-term strategies for tackling this issue is by including digital literacy in the Malaysian education system. Malaysia should also consider strengthening the enforcement of laws against advertisers. 2021-09 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/60138/1/60138.pdf (2021) The adequacy of regulatory measures against online health misinformation in Malaysia / Nur Amalina Faizol. Masters thesis, thesis, Universiti Teknologi MARA.
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Faizol, Nur Amalina
The adequacy of regulatory measures against online health misinformation in Malaysia / Nur Amalina Faizol
description The internet is one of the primary health information sources for the public. More people are turning and relying on websites and social media platforms to seek answers about health. Nevertheless, online health information is not always reliable or validated. Unproven and false health claims on the internet could jeopardise the public's health; therefore, online health misinformation has become a serious concern among medical practitioners, governments, and the public. This study explores online health misinformation and the regulatory measures in dealing with this issue in Malaysia by examining the adequacy of regulatory measures adopted in the country to control this issue with the proposals for reform. This study adopts socio-legal research, an exploratory and policy transfer approach in assessing the meaning of online health misinformation and countermeasures, besides examining lessons from international jurisdictions such as Singapore and the United States to give ideas on improving the laws in Malaysia about controlling online misinformation. The research outcome is based on the data derived from relevant legislation, case law, legal literature, and in-depth interviews with relevant experts in Malaysia. This study concludes that Malaysia's current regulatory measures in dealing with this issue are inadequate and some loopholes were found in the existing Malaysian laws that govern social media influencers and advertisements. This study further argues that the government relying on general provisions stated under the Penal Code and CMA 1998 to arrest people who spread online misinformation is unacceptable because this could lead to the abuse of power by the authority. This study also argues that there is a lack of enforcement and law implementation concerning advertisements in Malaysia; hence, this study proposes some recommendations to improve the regulatory measures in dealing with this problem. One of Malaysia's long-term strategies for tackling this issue is by including digital literacy in the Malaysian education system. Malaysia should also consider strengthening the enforcement of laws against advertisers.
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title_short The adequacy of regulatory measures against online health misinformation in Malaysia / Nur Amalina Faizol
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