Singapore Orders Blocking of Online Content Targeting Indian Community
Singapore has ordered social media platforms to block online content, likely originating from a China-based platform, that targets the Indian community.
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Singapore orders social media platforms to block foreign posts targeting Indian community
Three social media platforms have been ordered to block access to 14 posts which “target the Indian community and undermine Singapore’s model of multiculturalism”, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Saturday. The police have issued disabling directions under the Online Criminal Harms Act to block access to the posts on YouTube, Facebook and X, MHA said in a statement. The direction required the platforms to “take all reasonable steps to disable access by Singapore users to these posts...
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The directive from Singapore’s home ministry, said police, have targeted 14 specific posts that appeared to promote a narrative that Singapore is being over-run by Indians
Read full article →Singapore orders social media sites to block content, likely from China-based platform, targeting Indian community
The authorities said the content selectively used images and footage of crowded streets to back claims that Singapore is "overcrowded" with Indians.
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