Celebrities like Taylor Swift and Michelle Yeoh have been facing digital backlash over their silence about the war in Gaza. But why do we expect celebrities to use their platforms for social and political causes? Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng speak with Kokil Jaidka, Assistant Professor in Computational Communication at the National University of Singapore and Principal Investigator at the NUS Centre for Trusted Internet and Community to find out more on Asia First.

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