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Singapore: Minister for Digital Development and Information's order designating The Online Citizen's website and social media pages as declared online locations under Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act

Progress

Current status
in force
21 Jul 2027 revoked
22 Jul 2025 in force
11 Jun 2025 adopted

Scope

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

Timeline of events

21 Jul 2027
revoked

Minister for Digital Development and Information terminated order designating The Online Citizen’s website and social media pages as declared online locations under Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act

On 21 July 2027, Singapore’s Ministry of Digital Development and Information terminates an order under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019 (POFMA), which had designated The Online Citizen’s (TOC) website and its Facebook,…

Source
Event type order
Action type termination
Government branch executive
Government body central government
22 Jul 2025
in force

Order designating The Online Citizen’s website and social media pages as declared online locations under Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act enters into force

On 22 July 2025, the order under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019 (POFMA), designating The Online Citizen’s (TOC) website and its Facebook, Instagram, and X pages as “Declared Online Locations”, enters into force. The …

Source
Event type order
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body central government
11 Jun 2025
adopted

Minister for Digital Development and Information adopted order designating The Online Citizen’s website and social media pages as declared online locations under Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act

On 11 June 2025, Singapore’s Ministry of Digital Development and Information adopted an order under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019 (POFMA), designating The Online Citizen’s (TOC) website and its Facebook, Instagram, …

Source
Event type order
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body central government