Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019
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The Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019, commonly abbreviated as POFMA and known colloquially as Fake News Law,[2] is a statute of the Parliament of Singapore that enables authorities to tackle the spread of fake news or false information.
Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019 | |
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Parliament of Singapore | |
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Citation | Act 18 of 2019 |
Considered by | Parliament of Singapore |
Passed by | President Halimah Yacob |
Passed | 8 May 2019 |
Enacted | 3 June 2019 |
Commenced | 2 October 2019 |
Legislative history | |
Bill title | Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill |
Bill citation | Bill 10 of 2019 |
Introduced by | Mr Edwin Tong Chun Fai (Senior Minister of State for Law) |
Introduced | 1 April 2019 |
First reading | 1 April 2019[1] |
Second reading | 8 May 2019[1] |
Third reading | 8 May 2019[1] |
Committee report | Report of the Select Committee on Deliberate Online Falsehood |
Status: In force |
The law is designed specifically to allow authorities to respond to fake news or false information through a graduated process of enforcing links to fact-checking statements, censorship of website or assets on social media platforms, and criminal charges.[3] While the law has existed in similar capacities in various other countries, it received criticism by some opposition politicians, human rights groups, journalists and academics.[4]