"Singapore proposes multi-pronged law to combat online falsehoods
SINGAPORE: Singapore is taking another large stride towards being better equipped to deal with the proliferation of fake news and the ilk with the tabling of the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill in Parliament on Monday (Apr 1).
The Law Ministry, in tabling the Bill, said it is intended to protect society from the damage caused by deliberate online falsehoods and fake accounts used to spread such falsehoods. It also intends to protect against malicious actors who knowingly spread harmful falsehoods, or offer disinformation tools and services, using criminal sanctions.
One example of what the law is going after is the false States Times Review article from last November alleging Malaysia had signed several unfair agreements with Singapore in exchange for the assistance of banks here to launder the funds of Malaysian state fund 1MDB.
The false article on its own garnered 1,716 shares, 754 reactions and 157 comments on States Times Review’s Facebook page. However, the message was amplified by seven other Facebook users who shared the article 45 times collectively over three days to 39 unique Facebook groups. This resulted in the article reaching an approximate 800,000 potential viewers.
Deliberate online falsehoods is defined under the new proposed law to be a statement of fact that is false or misleading."
No argument there to stop DELIBERATE lies (falsehood) from being spread, especially they can caused social unrest, disharmony n threats to public safety n security.
The questions hv always been who decides if it is the truth or lies when the content may be some opinions or hypotheses, especially abt why the giv is or is not doing right for the people or not responding to the people's real needs?
The other obvious candidate to disallow is any hate speeches against our Sgp fundamental values of multiracial, multireligious n multilingual living in mutual respect n harmony. No one should ever b allowed to put down the others though they r welcome to just sing their our praises!!
Let's see how these laws will work in practice n that the worst fear of it been used to suppressed responsible freedom of speeches is unfounded.
Ps: on the black metal band, Watain, cancellation at last minute, it is clear public opinions swayed the Home Affairs n Law Minister's hands to stop it.
SINGAPORE: Singapore is taking another large stride towards being better equipped to deal with the proliferation of fake news and the ilk with the tabling of the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill in Parliament on Monday (Apr 1).
The Law Ministry, in tabling the Bill, said it is intended to protect society from the damage caused by deliberate online falsehoods and fake accounts used to spread such falsehoods. It also intends to protect against malicious actors who knowingly spread harmful falsehoods, or offer disinformation tools and services, using criminal sanctions.
One example of what the law is going after is the false States Times Review article from last November alleging Malaysia had signed several unfair agreements with Singapore in exchange for the assistance of banks here to launder the funds of Malaysian state fund 1MDB.
The false article on its own garnered 1,716 shares, 754 reactions and 157 comments on States Times Review’s Facebook page. However, the message was amplified by seven other Facebook users who shared the article 45 times collectively over three days to 39 unique Facebook groups. This resulted in the article reaching an approximate 800,000 potential viewers.
Deliberate online falsehoods is defined under the new proposed law to be a statement of fact that is false or misleading."
No argument there to stop DELIBERATE lies (falsehood) from being spread, especially they can caused social unrest, disharmony n threats to public safety n security.
The questions hv always been who decides if it is the truth or lies when the content may be some opinions or hypotheses, especially abt why the giv is or is not doing right for the people or not responding to the people's real needs?
The other obvious candidate to disallow is any hate speeches against our Sgp fundamental values of multiracial, multireligious n multilingual living in mutual respect n harmony. No one should ever b allowed to put down the others though they r welcome to just sing their our praises!!
Let's see how these laws will work in practice n that the worst fear of it been used to suppressed responsible freedom of speeches is unfounded.
Ps: on the black metal band, Watain, cancellation at last minute, it is clear public opinions swayed the Home Affairs n Law Minister's hands to stop it.
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