Publication Type
News Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
5-2019
Abstract
Protection from Online Falsehoods andManipulation Act (Pofma), some criticised it for being too vague. Pofma contains words and phrases whose meaning is not explicitlyclear, e.g. statements that are “falseor misleading”, but does not define “misleading”. But case law gives us aclearer understanding of what “misleading” means
Keywords
Fake news, Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act, Singapore, case law
Discipline
Asian Studies | Law and Society | Public Law and Legal Theory
Research Areas
Public Interest Law, Community and Social Justice
Publication
Today
ISSN
7237-4163
Publisher
Singapore Mediacorp Press
Citation
ONG, Benjamin Joshua.
Looking beyond the vague terms in Singapore's fake news laws. (2019). Today.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/2914
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