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> Has that actually happened in Singapore though? Singapore is more worried about publications which undermine confidence in the government. A few months ago,
by ValentineC 8y ago
> Has that actually happened in Singapore though?
Singapore is more worried about publications which undermine confidence in the government.
A few months ago, a website was blocked for alleging that the government ministers were threatening war against Malaysia over a border dispute: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-herald-website-blocked-for-not-removing-objectionable-articles-on-singapore https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-herald-webs...
Critics of the current bill fear that the executive (which, like in other Commonwealth nations, is formed out of the dominant party in the legislature) would use their new powers on any media which refuses to follow the government's narrative.