Tech companies committed to working with Singapore to combat deliberate online falsehoods

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SINGAPORE: Facebook, Twitter and Google on Thursday (May 9) said they are committed to working with the Singapore Government to manage the spread ...

Simon Milner, vice president of Public Policy, Asia Pacific at Facebook, said the social networking platform is committed to reducing the “spread of misinformation in Singapore and elsewhere”.“We recently rolled out third-party fact checking in Singapore, which complements our work to disrupt coordinated inauthentic behavior and to create more transparency for political ads,” he said.

“We hope that reassuring ministerial statements lead to a proportionate and measured approach in practice,” he said. "While the full extent of the law has yet to be revealed, we hope the concerns carefully articulated by academics, journalists, and civil society groups in Singapore and around the world over recent weeks will be addressed appropriately," the spokesperson added.

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