fake news law
Facebook says Singapore’s plan to tackle foreign interference is worded “broadly” and could cause censorship
Like many of Singapore’s more recent internet proposals.
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announces upcoming “fake news” law
Censorship incoming.
Singapore defends controversial “fake news” law in face of coronavirus
Singapore is insisting its fake news law won’t stifle free speech.
First result of Singapore’s new “fake news” law was political censorship, of course
Who could have guessed?
Europe wants to create a Digital Media Observatory to fight fake news
Previous European initiatives against disinformation have turned out to be complete flops.
Singapore is the latest country to use the pretense of “fake news” to implement censorship
The new law looks to be designed to “shoot first and ask questions later.”
France shoots itself in the foot, gets blocked on Twitter because of their own dumb “fake news” law
Facebook and Google are reported to have already complied with the law by updating their services in France – but not Twitter.