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Singaporean parliament approves anti-fake news law

Singapore’s Parliament on May 8 passed a law to combat fake news which will allow authorities to order the removal of contents they disapprove.
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Singapore (VNA) – Singapore’s Parliament on May 8 passed a law to combatfake news which will allow authorities to order the removal of contents theydisapprove.

The new law gives governmentministers the power to demand social media sites like Facebook and Twitter toput warnings next to posts authorities deem to be false, and in extreme casesget them taken down.

If an action is judgedto be malicious and damaging to Singapore’s interests, companies could be hitwith fines of up to 1 million SGD (735,000 USD). Meanwhile, individuals couldface jail terms of up to 10 years.

Authorities affirmedthat the measures are necessary to stop the circulation of falsehoods whichcould sow divisions in society and erode trust in institutions.

The Singaporean governmentstresses the law targets false statements, not opinions, and that ordering"corrections" to be placed alongside falsehoods will be the primaryresponse rather than fines or jail terms.-VNA
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