'Nearly 6m new voters will be target of disinformation in GE15'

Over 5.8 million first-time voters are expected to be targets of disinformation via clickbait, hate speech, and allusions to political and foreign interference during the next general election (GE15).

In a report titled “Youth and Disinformation in Malaysia: Strengthening Electoral Integrity” launched today, Asia Centre said that high internet penetration by youth makes them more prone to being targets of political disinformation.