Singapore minister seeks court order to identify TikTok users who posted false claims of affair


The information will enable Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam to identify the people responsible for possible legal action. - LIANHE ZAOBAO, REUTERS

SINGAPORE: Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam has applied for court orders against TikTok to compel the social media giant to disclose information about three users who had posted false allegations of him having an extramarital affair.

The user information will enable him to identify the potential parties he can take direct legal action against over the false statements, Shanmugam said in papers filed with the State Courts.

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