Phnom Penh: Ministry of Information spokesperson Tep Asnarith said that 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.
At the “Say No to Fake News” campaign, Step 2, at Bunrany Hun Sen Charyavong High School in Kep City, the Ministry of Information spokesperson said that Facebook and TikTok are platforms that the public can easily create to serve entertainment, business, product promotion, and information sharing. On the other hand, the use of social media without consideration can cause chaos and seriously affect social security.
He stated that “Facebook and TikTok can be created by anyone. Now our citizens have more than 17 million, of which more than 15 million are active social media users. So, in total, more than 15 million And among our young citizens, who are students who are in their school years, 59% use Facebook and about 35% are active on the social network TikTok. See? Now ask, are those who have accounts and use social networks 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 network. And broadcast both good and bad news mixed together without checking and verifying the content, content or images before publishing.
He continued that for the official media, there is a rigorous 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 on quality and accuracy over speed. Despite the development of faster online information, it still takes time to verify sources correctly.
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