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A fact that needs to be brought up every time this issue is discussed: America and most Western countries already have laws banning certain forms of fake news.
by whack 7y ago
A fact that needs to be brought up every time this issue is discussed: America and most Western countries already have laws banning certain forms of fake news. Ie, libel and slander. We already have legal systems that we trust and empower to determine whether specific allegations are "fake news", and to enforce punitive penalties against those spreading these fake news... in libel and slander cases.
What Singapore is doing isn't completely new - it is simply scaling out laws that already exist in most Western countries. I have yet to hear an explanation on why libel/slander laws are good, but generic "fake news" laws are bad
- Nasrudith 7y agoComplete and utter lies. Singapore long has had abuse of libel laws to stiffle criticism. Stow the anti-colonial "homegrown dictatorship is better" whataboutism about how it is so unfair that they can't get away uncriticized for repression. Civil unknowing defamation is a thing in Singapore law. In contrast US and others exclude good faith and lack any criminal defamation in the first place. Even if doing away with them is radical they are sharply limited to prevent abuse. Public figure abuse? They are covered less such that actual malice AND harm must be proven. Calling them the same is disingenuous.
- whack 7y ago> Stow the anti-colonial "homegrown dictatorship is better" whataboutism about how it is so unfair that they can't get away uncriticized for repression. You're responding to something I never said. I suggest re-reading my post and responding directly to the part you disagree with.