Singapore to Fight Fake News the Way It Fights Drugs
- Parliamentary select committee to begin hearings Wednesday
- Regulation may affect companies like Facebook, Apple, Google
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Singapore intends to treat fake news with the same comprehensive approach as it does illicit drugs while allowing space for a “robust” discourse, according to a cabinet minister involved in discussions on new regulations.
Janil Puthucheary, senior minister of state for communications and information and a member of the committee, said in an interview Monday he favored an integrated approach similar to the one Singapore uses against drugs. A parliamentary select committee will begin public hearings Wednesday and is expected to make a series of recommendations to lawmakers within months.