Topic: Singapore
Singapore is increasingly adopting technologies that raise significant privacy and surveillance concerns, such as digital identity systems and biometric data collection. Companies like Apple and Google are implementing age verification and developer ID requirements, while initiatives like high-tech toll systems and CBDCs signal a move towards greater state monitoring. These developments pose risks to individual liberties and free expression, as they often prioritize control over user privacy.
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Singapore’s “fake news” law hits the SDP for publishing stats the government disagrees with
When the law was proposed the said it wouldn’t be used to silence political parties…
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Singapore’s new “fake news” law is mandating Facebook censorship as far as in Australia
Facebook is only half complying and has instead added a “label” to the post instead of correcting it.
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First result of Singapore’s new “fake news” law was political censorship, of course
Who could have guessed?
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Europe wants to create a Digital Media Observatory to fight fake news
Previous European initiatives against disinformation have turned out to be complete flops.
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Singapore enforces new law – spreading fake news could carry a 10 year prison sentence
The chilling law makes the government the arbiters of truth.
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A new study dramatically suggests Twitter “erodes your intelligence”
Twitter gets blamed for being “a tool of misinformation and hate”.
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A2 Hosting is still mostly down after ransomware attack
Windows servers are still having technical issues. Now customers are annoyed that their data hasn’t been backed up.
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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.”