Singapore: Adopted Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act including content moderation regulation
Description
Adopted Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act including content moderation regulation
On 8 May 2019, the Parliament of Singapore adopted the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill (POFMA). The Bill makes it an offence for a person to communicate a false statement of fact if they know or have reason to believe the sta…
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider, platform intermediary: user-generated content, other service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament