No new variant : Singapore emphasises again; issues directions to social media platforms
Singapore health ministry has directed the office of Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) to issue directions to social media portals due to a false assertion over a new COVID-19 variant originating in the country
BusinessToday.In | May 20, 2021 | Updated 09:24 IST
Singaporean health ministry has directed the office of Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) to issue directions to social media portals in view of a false assertion over a new COVID-19 variant originating in the country and its risks spreading to India.
Social media sites will have to carry a correction notice to all their end-users in Singapore who use Facebook, Twitter and HardwareZone.com.
Singapore Threatens to Invoke Fake News Act Against Delhi CM Kejriwal
The move comes days after Kejriwal said that coronavirus has taken a ânew formâ in Singapore and appealed to the central government to suspend all air services with the southeast Asian city-state.
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi: Singapore on Wednesday said that it reserved the right to invoke a domestic law on the online circulation of fake news against the Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal for his tweet about a COVID-19 variant demonstrating more ferocity in infecting children in Singapore.
The southeast Asian city-state has been up in arms since Kejriwalâs tweet in Hindi, which resulted in the Indian high commissioner being summoned to the Singapore foreign ministry on Wednesday. It also issued directions to Facebook, Twitter and SPH, Singaporeâs leading media company, to carry a correction notice with all posts related to Kejriwalâ�
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