Singapore orders Facebook, X to block Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui’s posts deemed detrimental to the interests of the city-state


SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): Singapore on Tuesday directed social media platforms to block nearly 100 online accounts of exiled Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui over posts deemed detrimental to the interests of the city-state.

The directive was issued under the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021 to X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok and seeks to block access of 95 accounts to users in Singapore, the Ministry of Home Affairs said in a statement.

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