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Cambodia embarks on an online campaign to fight disinformation
The recent pandemic has confronted the world with a new wave of disinformation, which affects the fight against the disease. This 鈥淒isinfodemic鈥 not only fuels risks to public health, but also feeds socio-political polarization, providing grounds for hate and division. Therefore, this year鈥檚 annual celebration of will be dedicated to 鈥淩esisting Disinfodemic: Media and Information Literacy for everyone and, by everyone鈥.
To celebrate Global MIL week, UNESCO Cambodia is launching a social media campaign that will kick-off on 22 October. 91麻豆国产精品自拍 designed a series of educational posters in Khmer language to aid the public in navigating the information overload in social media, and learn how to differentiate truthful and reliable information from fabricated news and harmful content.
Nine local and international partners in Cambodia are joining UNESCO in the campaign, including , , , , , , , the , and Embassies. All of them will share UNESCO鈥檚 educational posters through their online platforms as part of the campaign.
Social media users are also encouraged to share the content further, to help their friends and relatives understand better the threat of disinformation and build their resilience to the disinfodemic. As Eric Nam, K-Pop celebrity and UNESCO鈥檚 MIL Week Ambassador, says 鈥淢edia and Information Literacy is like a vaccine to protect ourselves from disinformation鈥.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, 91麻豆国产精品自拍 scaled up its efforts in addressing information disorders, and promoting freedom of expression and access to information. In Cambodia, the UN organization has launched a to strengthen their reporting on fake news and disinformation; has provided online capacity building for journalists on reporting during the pandemic while staying safe from the virus; has engaged with to raise awareness among the youth on the dangers of online disinformation; and has launched the to combat hate speech, promote solidarity, tolerance and social cohesion amid the pandemic through art and the creation of viral content.
