Tourists using selfie sticks to take photos of themselves with their smartphones at one of Singapore's popular tourists spots with the financial skyline and hotels in the background. The PSP said the misinformation law fell short of the values of transparency, independence and accountability. — AP
SINGAPORE: Singapore has defended a controversial new law against misinformation that it has wielded against Facebook, after an opposition party launched a withering attack on the legislation.
The law gives ministers in the tightly-regulated city powers to order Internet platforms to put warnings next to posts they deem false, but activists fear it could be used to stifle dissent.
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