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Nearly 2-in-10 in SEA share news on social media before verifying if true Share on email News consumption from mainstream media and online sources has received a huge uptick globally, including countries in Southeast Asia (SEA), with the public forced to stay at home last year. It is also notable that online citizens from the region consume most of their news through social media. Percent of social media users in Southeast Asia who said they share news/articles on social media before verifying if it’s true A recent Kaspersky research has revealed that majority (76%) of users in SEA get thei...

Published February 5, 2021, 5:30 AM Almost two out of ten people in  Southeast Asia (SEA) share news on social media first before verifying if it’s true, according to the latest survey of  global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. The survey, which research agency YouGov conducted in the Philippines, Australia, India, Malaysia, , Singapore, and Vietnam covered 1,240 working professionals active on social media (spending at least 1 hour a day on social media) aged 18-65. With the public locked down due to the pandemic, citizens from the region consumed most of their news through social media. ...