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Singapore: MCI order designating Kenneth Jeyaretnam's website and social media pages as declared online locations under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act

Progress

Current status
revoked
11 Dec 2025 revoked
12 Dec 2023 in force
11 Dec 2023 adopted

Scope

Implementers
Singapore
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider
platform intermediary: user-generated content
other service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

11 Dec 2025
revoked

Terminated MCI order designating Kenneth Jeyaretnam’s website and social media pages as declared online locations under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act

On 11 December 2025, the Singapore Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI)’s order declaring Kenneth Jeyaretnam's website, The Ricebowl Singapore (TRS), and his social media pages on Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and LinkedIn a…

Event type order
Action type termination
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
12 Dec 2023
in force

Implemented MCI order designating Kenneth Jeyaretnam’s website and social media pages as declared online locations under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act

On 12 December 2023, the Singapore Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI)’s order declaring Kenneth Jeyaretnam's website, The Ricebowl Singapore (TRS), and his social media pages on Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and LinkedIn a…

Event type order
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
11 Dec 2023
adopted

Adopted MCI order designating Kenneth Jeyaretnam’s website and social media pages as declared online locations under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act

On 11 December 2023, the Singapore Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) declared Kenneth Jeyaretnam's website, The Ricebowl Singapore (TRS), and his social media pages on Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and LinkedIn as "declar…

Event type order
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body