The preservation of free expression is essential in any democracy, but so is protecting society from the damaging effects of disinformation, says Dr Nuurrianti Jalli, Visiting Fellow at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. STILLWATER, Oklahoma: What do Blackpink’s Rose, a coastal town in Perak and a sinkhole in Kuala Lumpur have in common? All of them were recently at the centre of disinformation in Malaysia, no thanks to the viral nature of social media. In August, after a tourist fell into an 8m-deep