My Thoughts on Singapore’s Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA)

Singapore was once against been thrown into the international spotlight when we criminalized fake news. The POFMA, came into effect on 2 October 2019, and it gives the Government the power to hold online news sources and platforms accountable if they proliferate deliberate online falsehoods.

Naturally, proponents of free speech, both in Singapore and around the world, are up in arms. They claim that the law will allow the government to further stifle dissent in an already tightly…