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Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam says NMPs in agreement with key points of POFMA, but does his response paint the full picture of the key points?

In the wake of amendments proposed by three Nominated Members of Parliament…

Three NMPs propose amendments to Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill in joint statement

Three Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs) – namely Ms Anthea Ong, Ms…

POFMA will likely cover private messages such as WhatsApp, FB messaging

The proposal of the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA)…

Prominent journalists express concern over POFMA’s impact on their practices in a letter to Comms and Info Minister S Iswaran

27 journalists, including Clare Rewcastle-Brown of Sarawak Report and editor-in-chief of Southeast…

No particular law that expressly prohibits the Law Society from making its views publicly known: Function 8

There is no particular law that expressly prohibits the Law Society to…

Singapore’s Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill “inconsistent” with international legal standards: ICJ

Singapore’s Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill, at least in its…

In MINDEF’s case against Dr Ting & TOC, POFMA would serve them better than POHA did

Back in 2015, TOC found itself fighting legal battle the Ministry of…

Singapore’s anti-“fake news” Bill expected to come into force in second half of 2019

Singapore’s Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill, which was introduced in…

Anti-“fake news” legislation: A brief comparison across multiple countries

The introduction of the controversial Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill…

Singapore’s new anti-“fake news” Bill “entrenches and legalizes censorship in all forms”: Civil rights group Function 8, in its call for Govt to withdraw Bill

Singapore’s new anti-“fake news” legislation, the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation…