Facebook said Singapore’s use of an online misinformation law is “severe” and risks stifling free speech, after the company was again forced to block a page in the city-state.
It was the latest criticism from the tech giant over legislation that empowers ministers to tell Internet platforms to put warnings next to posts they deem false and order the blocking of pages.
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