With the rise of AI-generated fake news, some have questioned the Act effectiveness.
SINGAPORE - As deepfakes, non-factual claims and other online harms become more prevalent in cyberspace, the Republic is growing its capabilities to tackle them.
ST had earlier sent questions on the issue to the authorities for the June 15 report, but they did not respond in time. Asked how Pofma has helped regulate Singapore’s fake news landscape over the past five years, they said: “Pofma has helped at least to address misinformation that undermines public interest. It establishes a factual basis for honest discourse in our public square.”
In its June 15 report, ST had cited several experts concerned over how Pofma may some day be abused by individuals holding political authority, and who called for independent fact-checking platforms.said in an e-mail response late on June 14 that the party maintains that the courts must be required to approve government Pofma directives on substantive grounds.
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