When kindness isn’t contagious

by James Leong According to the folks at Singapore Kindness Movement (SKM), one in four…

Two suspected drug offenders arrested at Redhill Market and 1.2 kg ‘mushroom’ seized

Two suspected drug offenders were arrested in the afternoon of 24 June…

TTSH asks elderly patient’s son to remove Facebook postings against hospital

It was reported on TOC yesterday (26 Jun), that the son of…

POFMA has been gazetted – it is now the law of the land

The Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) is officially in…

Netizens raise concerns on announcement of 10,000 tech-related jobs to be created by new government office

With the formation of a new government office announced by the Minister…

Ex-Keppel agent pleads guilty in massive Petrobras bribery scandal

An ex-agent of the US branch of Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine…

Online users remain unimpressed after Singtel CEO took 43% pay cut to S$3.5 million in challenging year hit

With a 44% drop in net profit in what was deemed as…

Maybank says SG to enter recession while MAS reports its net profit jumped to $19.2B

According to a Bloomberg report yesterday (26 Jun), Maybank Kim Eng Research…

No intentions to repeal 377A for now; law “has not inhibited people from living”: PM Lee

While the government does not intend to repeal Section 377A of the…

《防假消息法》已宪报

据了解,《防止网络假信息和防止网络操纵法案》已在本月25日下午五时发布于宪报。 今年4月1日,《防假消息法》正式提呈国会,并在5月8日,经过两天的激辩,晚上10时20分结束前,以72票赞成,九票反对,三票弃权三读通过,并在6月3日提呈予哈莉玛总统批准。 在5月8日的第105次国会会议,《防假消息法》在国会引起朝野激烈辩论,工人党议员表态反对,相续对《防假消息法》提出观点,其中也包括质疑何以新法赋予部长取缔假信息的权力,以及为何绕过司法审讯,由部长先行裁决假消息并采取行动。 人民行动党72议员投下赞成票,工人党的六名议员:毕丹星、林瑞莲、刘程强、方荣发、陈硕茂和费沙,三名非选区议员:贝理安、吴佩松和陈立峰则投下反对票。 《防假消息法》备受争议 该法自提呈国会以来即备受争议,不仅政界人士,包括国内外学术界、媒体、公民组织等都已对该法提出质疑。 任何部长都长或政府部门,都可以委任一个“主管当局”(Competent Authority)来执法。媒体研究学者施仁乔教授(Cherian George)形容,这种权限是很罕见的,因为一般仅让特定部长有法律权限。 再者,也没有安排监督机构,来监管如何裁定消息真伪。 防止假消息法允许部长对媒体机构/网站或个人发出更正指示,基本上足以下命令把所谓“虚假”的内容完全删掉。 甚至,部长还可以发出“终止通讯”指示,阻止相关个体或单位继续传播有关消息。发出这样的指令,甚至媒体人都没有机会去求证和更正消息。…