Kep: Mr. Tep Asnarith, spokesperson for the Ministry of Information, emphasized that social networks such as Facebook and TikTok are not official media in Cambodia. On the contrary, each official media institution has a mechanism for monitoring, verifying content, and high responsibility before disseminating information to the public.
During the promotion ceremony of the ‘Say No to Fake News’ campaign, step 2, at Bunrany Hun Sen Charyavong High School, Kep City on the morning of July 10, 2026, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Information said that social networks Facebook and TikTok are platforms that the public can easily create to serve entertainment, business, product promotion, and information sharing. On the other hand, using social media without consideration can cause chaos and seriously affect social security.
Mr. Tep Asnarith said, “Anyone can create Facebook and TikTok. Now, our citizens have more than 17 million people, of which more than 15 million are active social media users. So, a total of more than 15 million, and of these, our young citizens, who are students who are in their school years, 59% use Facebook and approximately 35% are active on the social media platform TikTok. See? Now ask, are those who have accounts and use social media platforms like Facebook and TikTok all educated or trained in journalism? The answer is no! Except for official accounts or pages of ministries, institutions, or individuals and groups with the right professions. So, anyone can create a social media platform. And broadcast both good and bad news mixed together without checking and verifying the content, content or images before publishing. “
His Excellency explained that for the official media, there is a thorough verification of information. Before a piece of information is published, it must be reviewed by the editor-in-chief to ensure that the information has a clear source, is correct in accordance with professional ethics, and is not incited.
The official media focuses more on quality and accuracy than speed. Despite the development of faster online information, it still takes time to verify sources properly.
Seizing the opportunity, His Excellency called on citizens, especially social media users, to be highly responsible in all expressions and re-distribution by clearly verifying the source of information first in order to jointly build a safe and harmonious social environment.
Please note that the official media in Cambodia include the Cambodian News Agency (AKP), National Television of Cambodia (TVK), National Radio of Cambodia (RNK), MoInfo App, as well as the websites and social media of leaders, ministries and institutions, capital and provincial administrations, information departments across the country, and media organizations licensed by the Ministry of Information.
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