Singapore: Implemented Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation (Exemption from Sections 21(2)(a) and (b) and 22(2)(a)) Order 2019

On 2 October 2019, the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation (Exemption from Sections 21(2)(a) and (b) and 22(2)(a)) Order 2019 came into force. The order exempts Baidu and Google (Google Search) from 21(2)(a) and (b) and 22(2)(a) of the Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act. The section 21 states that if the internet intermediary is prescribed, the Targeted Correction Direction may require it to communicate a correction notice to all end-users in Singapore who access the subject material after a specified time or to all end-users who had accessed the material before the specified time. Section 22 specifies that if the internet intermediary is prescribed, the Disabling Direction may require it to disable access to identical copies of the subject material for end-users in Singapore.