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Singapore's Fake News Law Causes Alarm

Shawn Tanis

29-Nov-19 17:35

Singapore's Fake News Law Causes Alarm

Human rights activists are raising alarm, after the Singapore government used the Protection From Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) to force Facebook to issue a correction notice on a post.

Produced by: Shawn Tanis

Presented by: Kelvin Yee, Aiman Rashad


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Categories:  Technology,  Tech,  Business Analysis,  Politics,  Social Issues

Tags:  Evening Edition,  Singapore,  fake news,  freedom of speech,  POFMA,  social media, 


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