Singapore proposes laws combating foreign interference online

The new bill comes close to two years after Singapore’s anti-fake news laws, which has allowed the government to direct these providers to block online content if publishers don’t post a government-issued correction alongside the original article deemed to have carried a false or misleading claims. — Reuters

Singapore introduced a new parliament bill on Monday that empowers the government to investigate and stop foreign actors from influencing national politics and inflaming social issues, in the latest move to assert control over potentially threatening content online.

The Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Bill will give officials the power to order social media platforms like Facebook Inc. and Internet service providers to disclose harmful information it suspects may be carried out by foreign actors or entities, the Ministry of Home Affairs said in a statement.