Facebook flags user post in Singapore, under brand-new ‘phony news’ law there

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Under a brand-new “fake news” law in Singapore, Facebook has actually included a notification to a user’s post there, stating it consists of details the federal government preserves is fake. 

“Facebook is legally required to tell you that the Singapore government says this post has false information,” states the notification, which was contributed to the bottom of the otherwise unchanged post, according to a Saturday report by Reuters. The news company stated the flagged post, from Nov. 23, consisted of allegations of election rigging.

Facebook stated it had actually included the notification “as required by Singapore law.”

“As it is early days of the law coming into effect,” the business stated in an emailed declaration, “we hope the Singapore government’s assurances that it will not impact free expression will lead to a measured and transparent approach to implementation.”

The news comes as social networks websites and federal government regulators battle with how to stabilize stress over disinformation with issues about censorship and complimentary speech.

Reuters stated rights groups have actually assaulted Singapore’s phony news law, which entered into impact last month, stating it might threaten web liberty there and somewhere else in Southeast Asia.

The notification included by Facebook to the Singapore post consists of a “learn more” link, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. The link goes to “a new page briefly explaining the law and adding that as a ‘neutral platform,’ Facebook doesn’t endorse the truthfulness of either the posts on its site or government corrections,” the Journal stated.

Originally published Nov. 30.
Update, Dec. 1: Adds emailed declaration from Facebook.