Singapore strikes against fake news
MAY 12 — Last week, Singapore's parliament passed a Bill giving government ministers broad powers to combat fake news.
The length of the deliberation process and the intensity of the debate in parliament highlight how important the Bill is. Opponents have argued that it would give ministers too much control over information and the media. How authorities will monitor the spread of information on encrypted private networks like WhatsApp and Telegram is an open question.
For various reasons people have always spread rumours, propaganda, misinformation and slander. The government argues though that today's connected environment and the extent of social media gives malign actors unprecedented ability to spread destabilising information – fast.
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