Singapore seeks social media 'corrections' in proposed fake news law - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

Singapore says it is vulnerable to fake news on social media because of its position as a global financial hub, its mixed ethnic and religious population and widespread internet access.

Singapore, which has been run by the same political party since independence from Britain more than 50 years ago, says it is vulnerable to fake news because of its position as a global financial hub, its mixed ethnic and religious population and widespread internet access. “This legislation deals with false statements of facts. It doesn’t deal with opinions, it doesn’t deal with viewpoints. You can have whatever viewpoints however reasonable or unreasonable.”

The bill came amid talk of a possible 2019 general election. Law Minister Shanmugam declined to comment when asked if the new legislation was related to a vote.

Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)

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