Fight Internet Censorship, Free Your Mind
It seems that Internet censorship in Singapore (described by the government as a “light-touch” regulatory framework) mostly depends on a combination of access controls (such as requiring political websites to register for a license) and legal pressures (such as defamation lawsuits and the threat of imprisonment). The intention...
Quadruple confirm: Public servants don’t do cost-benefit analysis
Former NUS law professor, Tey Tsun Hang, was sentenced to a 5 months’ jail term and ordered to pay a penalty of $514.80 by the court yesterday. He was convicted of corruptly obtaining gifts and sex from former student Darinne Ko. Last week, the former chief of the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), Peter Lim Sin Pang, was...
Singapore Bloggers’ First Blackout Protest a Success
The first-ever online protest organised by Singaporeans to blackout their blogs and websites ended today at midnight. The one-day blackout, organised as part of the “Free My Internet” movement against a new Internet regulation, surprised even the organisers when it drew over 160 local bloggers and websites from diverse backgrounds...
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