S’pore blocks FB posts by 2 Malaysian politicians, ex-ISA detainee that attempt to influence election

S’pore blocks FB posts by 2 Malaysian politicians, ex-ISA detainee that attempt to influence election

Foreigners must not direct, fund or in any way influence Singapore’s elections, said ELD and MHA.  Read more at straitstimes.com.

Singapore calls out 2 PAS leaders for election interference

It said two Malaysian politicians and a former Singaporean ISA detainee who is now an Australian citizen had made posts that could harm racial and religious harmony.

Foreigners trying to influence General Election: MHA, ELD ask Meta to block access to posts

Facebook posts by three foreigners were blocked after they were found to be influencing the upcoming election, the Elections Department (ELD) and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said in a joint statement on Friday (April 25). According to the statement, the Infocomm Media Development Authority has issued corrective directions to disable Singapore users’ access to several Facebook posts by foreigners...