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Malaysia's Communications Ministry has uncovered over 1,800 fake social media accounts, many weaponised to amplify divisive content around race, religion, and royalty—raising fresh concerns about coordinated disinformation campaigns.
Google has suspended a newly launched AI image-generation feature in Google Earth following widespread concern from disinformation researchers and fact-checkers who warned it could be weaponised to create convincing fake satellite imagery.
Japan's parliament has approved new social media regulations aimed at preventing the spread of false information about candidates during elections, following concerns about AI-generated content used in recent political contests.
Malaysia's communications regulator fielded 29 complaints about false information and hate speech during the Johor state election campaign, with authorities calling for greater digital literacy among voters.