Singapore's parliament on Monday began considering a law on 'fake news...
SINGAPORE - Singapore’s parliament on Monday began considering a law on “fake news” that an internet watchdog has called the world’s most far-reaching, stoking fears the government could use additional powers to choke freedom of speech and chill dissent.
Human rights activists fear laws to curb so-called “fake news” could be abused to silence opposition.Singapore’s new law would require social media sites like Facebook to carry warnings on posts the government deems false and remove comments against the “public interest”. Authorities may block websites that do not meet requests to remove inaccurate information. Individuals can be fined up to 400,000 rouble for circulating false information online that leads to a “mass violation of public order”.France passed two anti-fake news laws last year, to rein in false information during election campaigns following allegations of Russian meddling in the 2017 presidential vote.
Since it was adopted, however, German officials have said too much online content was being blocked, and are weighing changes. [Malaysia’s ousted former government was among the first to adopt a law against fake news, which critics say was used to curb free speech ahead of last year’s general elections, which it lost.
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