{"product_id":"from-grassroots-activism-to-disinformation-social-media-in-southeast-asia-paperback","title":"From Grassroots Activism to Disinformation: Social Media in Southeast Asia - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAim Sinpeng\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRoss Tapsell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book reflects on the role of social media in the past two decades in Southeast Asia. It traces the emergence of social media discourse in Southeast Asia, and its potential as a \"liberation technology\" in both democratizing and authoritarian states. It explains the growing decline in internet freedom and increasingly repressive and manipulative use of social media tools by governments, and argues that social media is now an essential platform for control. The contributors detail the increasing role of \"disinformation\" and \"fake news\" production in Southeast Asia, and how national governments are creating laws which attempt to address this trend, but which often exacerbate the situation of state control. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Grassroots Activism to Disinformation explores three main questions: How did social media begin as a vibrant space for grassroots activism to becoming a tool for disinformation? Who were the main actors in this transition: governments, citizens or the platforms themselves? Can reformists \"reclaim\" the digital public sphere? And if so, how?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoss Tapsell (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRoss Tapsell\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer at the Australian National University's College of Asia and the Pacific, and an Associate Fellow at the ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 225\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 26, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53301041463603,"sku":"9789814951029","price":55.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Te-zRiDmYO9789814951029.webp?v=1777501566","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/from-grassroots-activism-to-disinformation-social-media-in-southeast-asia-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}