Defending Democracy

DEFENDING DEMOCRACY Taiwan-US GCTF Workshop on Media Literacy

Audrey Tang, Digital Minister

DISINFORMATION CRISIS Global threat to authentic journalism & to open societies

LEGAL DEFINITION Intentional Harmful Untruth (harming the public, not just government)

FREEDOM OF SPEECH Taiwan’s core values: Free & Open

TIMELY RESPONSE From rumor to clarification:
 60 minutes (Ministry of Interior)

DIGITAL ACCOUNTABILITY Notice & Public Notice system (built-in to the leading E2E messenger)

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ELECTION & REFERENDUM LAW Honest Ads (treat as campaign donations) Banning foreign-sponsored propaganda

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OPEN GOVERNMENT Participation Officers in every Ministry Join.gov.tw (e-petition & participatory budget)

FACT CHECKING Civic tech: “Flag as rumor” bots + International Fact-Checking Network

PUBLIC AWARENESS High-quality TV series & K12 curriculum on Media Literacy