Singapore orders Facebook page tagged as online falsehoods repeat offender

Singapore government has ordered the Facebook page operated by States Times Review to be tagged a "Declared Online Location" under the country's online falsehoods law, which requires readers to be warned that the page has "a history of communicating falsehoods".

Singapore has issued a directive for a Facebook page to be tagged a "Declared Online Location" (DOL) under the country's Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA), which requires a notice to be carried on the page stating it has "a history of communicating falsehoods". The move comes after the author of the Facebook page, operated by the States Times Review, refuses to comply with any POFMA directive issued in previous weeks. ZDNet has approached Facebook for comments and to confirm if it will comply with the directive.