The bill is meant to deal with false statements online that undermine public interest in the security of Singapore, public health or public finances friendly relations of Singapore with other countries, election outcomes, or incite enmity between groups of people and diminish public confidence in the government.
SINGAPORE (Apr 5): Tackling falsehoods has become a high priority for the Ministry of Law.
A year after the Select Committee on Deliberate Online Falsehoods’ hearings took place, the ministry has now introduced the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill, to “protect society against damage from online falsehoods created by malicious actors”.
