The screws are being tightened on social media, under the most sweeping laws
The Singapore government doesn’t do things in small measures. This much we know. The proposed fake news laws, when enacted, will be the most sweeping and far reaching in the world. When government ministers get to play judge and jury over what is fake and what is true, their power is sweeping and the effect chilling. Under...
National building is not attributable to LKY alone, but should be a shared honour
Click to enlarge "In deifying LKY after his death, many Singaporeans have gone overboard in painting a picture of the man beyond what he is. I read one facebook post that referred to him as a Nelson Mandela. If Mandela was a Singaporean, he would have arguably languished in prison longer than he did in South Africa. In fact,...
Proposed law on Online Falsehoods a step forward or backwards?
In George Orwell’s Dystopian Nightmare “1984”, one of the four ministries that is used to manage the people is “The Ministry of Truth” which is concerned with news, entertainment, education and the fine arts. In the novel, a selected group get to determine what is Truth and what is Fake and take to task those who do...
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