• 4 years ago
Singapore submits a wide-ranging fake news bill in parliament, stoking fears from internet firms like Facebook and human rights groups that it may give the government too much power and hinder freedom of speech.

Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2019/04/02/singapores-anti-fake-news-bill-frighteningly-broad/

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