The Fake News Prevention Act is enforced in Singapore The content is determined by the government October 3rd 4:56
A law prohibiting the spread of lie information and fake news on the Internet has been enforced in Singapore. Whether the content is true or not is determined by the government, and domestic civic groups have voiced opposition to invite atrophy of expression.
In Singapore, the so-called “Fake News Prevention Law” that enforced the spread of fake news and information manipulation on the Internet came into effect on the 2nd.
The law prohibits deliberately disseminating information that is different from facts or misleading against the public interest, and if an individual posts or spreads that lie information, he is sentenced to prison with the heaviest punishment. .
The Singaporean government states that many people are English-speaking multi-ethnic nations, and that the law is necessary to maintain social order as “fake news makes it easy to divide the state”.
On the other hand, in Singapore where strict speech control by the government is pointed out, it is up to the government to judge what is the fake news, and there is a voice from the civilian organizations in the country that it causes atrophy of expression It is.
With regard to the laws governing fake news, there are widespread movements to take measures against the background of concerns about election intervention and increasing social unrest, such as the establishment of laws in Russia and Taiwan, but the opposition by the administration Some have pointed out that it could be abused by