Singapore to legislate to crack down on online fake news: PM
News.cn/en/tag/i0xagnnjf0e3105aed7821/index.html" target="_blank">News.cn/en/tag/i0xnganf53d2378c2fbebb/index.html" target="_blank">Singapore, March 29 (Xinhua) -- A new bill will be proposed to News.cn/en/tag/i0xagnnjf0e3105aed7821/index.html" target="_blank">News.cn/en/tag/i0xnganf53d2378c2fbebb/index.html" target="_blank">Singapore's parliament on Monday to require News.cn/en/tag/i0xccdaac1997f57fa6a41/index.html" target="_blank">online News.cn/en/tag/i0xagnnjf0e3105aed7821/index.html" target="_blank">News sites to publish corrections or warnings on fake News.cn/en/tag/i0xagnnjf0e3105aed7821/index.html" target="_blank">News, or remove such articles in extreme cases, News.cn/en/tag/i0xagnnjf0e3105aed7821/index.html" target="_blank">News.cn/en/tag/i0xnganf53d2378c2fbebb/index.html" target="_blank">Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said here on Friday.
The Protection from News.cn/en/tag/i0xccdaac1997f57fa6a41/index.html" target="_blank">online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill will give the government the power to hold News.cn/en/tag/i0xccdaac1997f57fa6a41/index.html" target="_blank">online News.cn/en/tag/i0xagnnjf0e3105aed7821/index.html" target="_blank">News sources and platforms accountable if they proliferate deliberate falsehoods, Lee said.
"This includes requiring them to show corrections or display warnings about News.cn/en/tag/i0xccdaac1997f57fa6a41/index.html" target="_blank">online falsehoods, so that readers or viewers can see all sides, and make up their own minds about the matter."
"In extreme and urgent cases, the legislation will also require News.cn/en/tag/i0xccdaac1997f57fa6a41/index.html" target="_blank">online News.cn/en/tag/i0xagnnjf0e3105aed7821/index.html" target="_blank">News sources to take down fake News.cn/en/tag/i0xagnnjf0e3105aed7821/index.html" target="_blank">News before irreparable damage is done," he said in a speech on the changing media landscape at Channel News.cn/en/tag/i0xagnnjf0e3105aed7821/index.html" target="_blank">NewsAsia's 20th anniversary celebrations.
