Thailand launches ‘fake news’ monitoring hub amid fears it will be used to censor dissent

Thailand is set to open its first centre to combat fake news, a minister said on Tuesday, becoming the latest Asian country to push for greater cyber scrutiny in what activists fear is a smokescreen for targeting critics.The Anti-Fake News Centre will start work on Friday using artificial intelligence and trained human monitors to flag posts on everything from health care to government policies, digital economy and society minister Buddhipongse Punnakanta said.Explained: the rise of fake news…