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”.

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.

Despite the Release of Detained Reuters Reporters, Free Speech Remains Under Threat in Myanmar

Two Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo walked free from Insein prison in Yangon. Photo and caption by Myo Min Soe / The Irrawaddy is a content partner of Global Voices.

“They should never have been jailed in the first place.”

Animated Film Explains How Myanmar’s Telecommunications Law Undermines Free Speech

Film screening at the Myanmar Digital Rights Forum. Photo from EngageMedia.

The law is frequently used by the powerful to silence dissent, and with more than 100 cases filed, its chilling effect on free expression is widespread.

Facebook Comment About Throwing an Egg at Singapore Minister Triggers Police Probe

Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam (left) and Facebook user Edmund Zhong (right)

A 20-year-old Facebook user could face fines or jail time.

Shutting Down the Internet Doesn’t Work – But Governments Keep Doing it

Representational image (Photo: Pixabay)

The loss of this control, at a time when the media has brought politics closer to the people, presents governments with a distinctly unsettling reality.

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