Singapore: Implemented Singapore Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act containing content monitoring regulation

On 22 July 2022, the first part of the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act, containing content monitoring provisions, was implemented. The Act enables the Minister for Home Affairs to request information from online services (social media services, relevant electronic services, internet access services, personal websites, blogs or social media pages) to determine if harmful communications are being pursued with a foreign mandate. In response to claims that certain content is influenced by a foreign actor, the Act enables the Minister to require online services to remove pieces of content or implement corrections through the substitution of the pieces of content with alternative declarations.