Dr Carol Soon is a Principal Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, heading the Society and Culture department. She is also Adjunct Principal Scientist at the Centre for Advanced Technologies in Online Safety (CATOS) at the Institute of High Performance Computing (A*STAR) and Principal Investigator at NUS Centre for Trusted Internet and Community (CTIC). Her research interests are in media regulation and digital policy, digital literacy and web 3.0. Dr Soon also specialises in policy communication and the design of public engagement. Her work is supported by public, private and philanthropic institutions. Her most recent publication, “Mobile communication and online falsehoods: Trends, impact and practice” published by Springer Nature, addresses existing gaps in research and practice in the management of online falsehoods on instant messaging platforms in Asia. Dr Soon is also Associate Director of the Asia Journalism Fellowship and Vice Chair of Singapore’s Media Literacy Council.