{"id":84386,"date":"2024-09-04T21:48:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T21:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/minister-vows-to-curb-digital-misinformation-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-09-04T21:48:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T21:48:07","slug":"minister-vows-to-curb-digital-misinformation-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/minister-vows-to-curb-digital-misinformation-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister vows to curb digital misinformation | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nISLAMABAD:
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Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Wednesday highlighted the irony that, despite the growth of digital space, there are no robust mechanisms to authenticate and verify information.<\/p>\n

Speaking at a ceremony for the \u201cDigital Sahafat: Training Programme for Pakistani Journalists,\u201d he emphasized the severe damage caused by fake news, disinformation, and misinformation.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor a fragile economy like ours, the impact of fake news can inflict immeasurable loss,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

While discussing the pros and cons of digital media, Tarar also expressed concern over the lack of effective measures to counter the increasing use of digital platforms by terrorist organizations.<\/p>\n

He reiterated the government\u2019s commitment to curbing the menace of fake news, misinformation, and disinformation.<\/p>\n

He pointed out that vulnerable groups and minorities are often targeted through digital media as part of certain hidden agendas.<\/p>\n

Tarar also stressed that progress in the country is impossible without digital advancement.<\/p>\n

He urged that television channels and newspapers must have proper editorial systems, regular training programs, and well-equipped personnel to handle the flow and verification of information.<\/p>\n

The minister reaffirmed the government’s determination to combat fake news, misinformation, and disinformation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Wednesday highlighted the irony that, despite the growth of digital space, there are no robust mechanisms to authenticate and verify information. Speaking at a ceremony for the \u201cDigital Sahafat: Training Programme for Pakistani Journalists,\u201d he emphasized the severe damage caused by fake news, disinformation, and misinformation. \u201cFor a fragile […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":84387,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i.tribune.com.pk\/media\/images\/6844565117215620011721562698-0\/6844565117215620011721562698-0.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-updates-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t