Singapore: Minister for Home Affairs and for Law rejected SDP application to vary the correction direction under Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act

On 11 April 2025, the Minister for Home Affairs and Law rejected an application by the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) to amend the Correction Direction initially issued on 29 June 2024. The Correction Direction was a response to false statements disseminated by the SDP on its social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, regarding the legal proceedings against three women under the Public Order Act 2009. The Minister determined that there was no merit in the SDP's recent application aimed at revising the previously mandated content moderation obligations. The initial directive required the SDP to affix correction notices to its posts and mandated TikTok to notify users about the falsehoods.