Singapore debates law targeting fake news online; critics warn of chilling effect
SINGAPORE - Facebook, Twitter and Google have been under fire all over the world for not doing enough to police their platforms for misinformation.
The Singaporean government thinks it has a solution: a law that imposes jail time and hundreds of thousands of dollars in potential fines for posting or failing to correct what it calls "online falsehoods" that harm the public interest.
But the bill, which could pass and become law as soon as this week, has garnered widespread criticism from academics, journalists, human rights advocates, artists and internet companies.
Critics say the effects of the Protection From Online
