Singapore looks into foreign interference bill
The
Singaporean Ministry of Home Affairs said the proposed law will strengthen
Singapore's ability to counter foreign attempts to influence domestic politics,
incite social tensions or sway key national decisions.
If
adopted, the bill will provide the Government with a range of tools, including
powers to compel Internet and social media service providers to disclose
information on users, remove online content and block user accounts, to counter
these hostile actors.
Individuals
and groups directly involved in Singapore's political processes will be
designated as politically significant persons (PSPs) who will be subject
to measures to mitigate the risk of foreign interference should the law
come to pass.
It
will require political parties, politicians, election candidates and their
election agents to declare any foreign affiliation./.