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Facebook said Monday Singapore's use of an online misinformation law is "severe" and risks stifling free speech, after the company was again forced to block a page in the city-state.
It was the latest criticism from the tech giant over legislation that empowers ministers to tell internet platforms to put warnings next to posts they deem false and order the blocking of pages.
Fringe political website the National Times Singapore was accused of making false statements via its Facebook page, including a claim that "every criticism" of the government had been outlawed under the disinformation law.
The site was ordered to erect a banner flagging it was false – but it refused, and Facebook was ordered to block access to the site's page in Singapore.
https://www.afp.com/en/news/3954/facebook-slams-severe-singapore-misinformation-law-doc-1sn1ix2
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