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Singapore orders social media platforms to block foreign posts targeting Indian community
Three social media platforms have been ordered to block access to 14 posts which “target the Indian community and undermine Singapore’s model of multiculturalism”, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Saturday. The police have issued disabling directions under the Online Criminal Harms Act to block access to the posts on YouTube, Facebook and X, MHA said in a statement. The direction required the platforms to “take all reasonable steps to disable access by Singapore users to these...
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'Concentration of curry': Singapore blocks 14 anti-Indian posts likely from China
Singapore has ordered three social media platforms – YouTube, Facebook and X – to block access to 14 posts that targeted the Indian community and undermined the country's model of multiculturalism, the Ministry of Home Affairs said on Saturday. The police issued disabling directions under the Online Criminal Harms Act requiring the platforms to "take all reasonable steps to disable access by Singapore users to these posts." Second Minister for Home Affairs Edwin Tong told reporters that the...
Singapore orders social media sites to block content, likely from China-based platform, targeting Indian community
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Singapore woman dies in Bhutan after falling ill on hike down from Tiger’s Nest Monastery
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Commentary: Threat of influence operations in Singapore is undefined but ever present
Commentary: Threat of influence operations in Singapore is undefined but ever present The origins and motive of social media posts attacking Singaporean society are hard to discern, but there are ways to respond, says strategic consultancy managing director Nicholas Fang. SINGAPORE: In a significant move last Saturday (Jun 6), the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) took steps to block several social media posts targeting the Indian community. Under the Online Criminal Harms Act, the police...
Iran’s proxies moving towards ‘violent gig economy’, but no imminent threat to Southeast Asia: Expert
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Singapore’s ban on anti-Indian posts exposes threat of race ‘weaponisation’
Singapore’s move to ban anti-Indian social media posts reportedly from a China-based platform highlights how foreign actors are preying on racial lines in the city state. Analysts warn that this new battleground for disinformation is being “weaponised” against the country’s multiracial society. On Saturday, the country’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said it ordered social media giants YouTube, Facebook and X to block access to 14 online posts after investigations showed that the content...
President Tharman to make first state visit to Tanzania
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North Korea needs China for survival: Why does Beijing need Pyongyang?
North Korea needs China for survival: Why does Beijing need Pyongyang? Chinese President Xi Jinping visits North Korea as Beijing aims to boost ties amid Pyongyang’s growing relations with Russia. China’s President Xi Jinping has arrived in Pyongyang on his first overseas trip this year as he aims to boost ties with North Korea, a reclusive nuclear-armed nation opposed to US military expansion in the Asia Pacific region.