Singapore passed the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill in October last year, which dictates websites to run government 'correction notices' alongside content it deems false.
Security experts have warned that disinformation campaigns about COVID-19 are on the rise over the internet, as people's fears and ignorance are being exploited.
Singapore is not immune. The government has been fighting fake news: from misinformation about its leaders contracting the coronavirus, to false reports of virus-related deaths and"We are not the only place where fake information is circulating, but I would say there is far less here," K.
For its part, Singapore's health ministry puts out a daily report on its website detailing newly reported cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, and the status of existing patients over a 24-hour period. That information from the government is also disseminated via WhatsApp for people who've signed up to receive them.
Our point is, for those who believe in free speech, well this is more speech. You read the fake stuff, you read the true stuff, or what we say is the true stuff, and you make up your mind.Critics of Singapore's fake news law have said the rule could be used to clamp down on the opposition parties — a charge that. For his part, Shanmugam said critics are not acknowledging the fact that misinformation is not taken down by the original poster.
"It's on that platform, but the person who put it out has got to carry a correction to say that this is being considered to be false, and for the true facts go to such and such a place," he said. "Our point is, for those who believe in free speech, well this is more speech. You read the fake stuff, you read the true stuff, or what we say is the true stuff, and you make up your mind.
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