Singapore Parliament Approves ‘Anti-Fake News’ Law — Will This Curtail Free Speech?

Singapore parliament passed the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act on May 8, 2019 amid concern that it contains provisions undermining free speech. Photo by Flickr user Teddy Sipaseuth (CC BY-SA 2.0)

The law allows government ministers to decide what is “false”.

A Weird Election Campaign In India

Protests against Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur on April 23, 2019 in Thane, India. | Hindustan Times/PA. All rights reserved.

Hate speech makes a minority cower even as a vast section of the majority is made to feel insecure and besieged.

Facebook Posts Trigger More Arrests in Bangladesh, Worrying Netizens

Poet Henry Swapon and lawyer Imtiaz Mahmood. Collage from photos shared widely on social media.

The Digital Security Act criminalizes various types of online speech.

Meghalaya HC Contempt Order Against Shillong Times Intimidatory and Undermines Press Freedom: Editors Guild

Editor of The Shillong Times Patricia Mukhim (Photo: Facebook)

The case relates to an article published by the paper on the perks and facilities for retired judges and their families.

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